Title Do not say we have nothing / Madeleine Thien

Published [Place of publication not identified] : Granta Books, 2016 London : Granta Books, 2016

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MELB	817.06 T4343 A6/D		AVAILABLE

Description 473 pages ; 22 cm Summary In Canada in 1990, ten-year-old Marie and her mother invite a guest into their home: a young woman who has fled China in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests. Her name is Ai-Ming. As her relationship with Marie deepens, Ai-Ming tells the story of her family in revolutionary China, from the crowded teahouses in the first days of Chairman Mao's ascent, to the Shanghai Conservatory in the 1960s and the events leading to the Beijing demonstrations of 1989. It is a history of revolutionary idealism, music, and silence, in which three musicians, the shy and brilliant composer Sparrow, the violin prodigy Zhuli, and the enigmatic pianist Kai struggle during China's relentless Cultural Revolution to remain loyal to one another and to the music they have devoted their lives to. Forced to re-imagine their artistic and private selves, their fates reverberate through the years, with deep and lasting consequences for Ai-Ming - and for Marie. Written with exquisite intimacy, wit and moral complexity, Do Not Say We Have Nothing magnificently brings to life one of the most significant political regimes of the 20th century and its traumatic legacy, which still resonates for a new generation. It is a gripping evocation of the persuasive power of revolution and its effects on personal and national identity, and an unforgettable meditation on China today Notes "An epic novel about the far-reaching effects of China's revolutionary history, told through the stories of two interlinked musical families, from the 1940s to the present day"--Page [4] of cover Library's YY copy signed by Madeleine Thien, 28 February 2017. ANL Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes "Shortlisted, the Man Booker Prize, 2016"--Cover Subject Families -- Fiction. Families -- China -- Fiction. Families -- China. Families. Intergenerational relations -- Fiction. Intergenerational relations. Musicians -- Fiction. Musicians. SUBJECT China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114717 China -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024186 Genre/Form Novels. ISBN 1783782668 9781783782666

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