num_pages: 248
description: The Eurasian son of a Chinese railroad executive, young David lives in a world of privilege until World War II. His father serves the Japanese while secretly working for the Resistance. After the war, with his father imprisoned, he leaves the country at the age of twelve, unsure that they will ever be reunited. This memoir was awarded the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize for Nonfiction.
language: English
title: Things That Must Not Be Forgotten: A Childhood in Wartime China
titlecomplete: Things That Must Not Be Forgotten: A Childhood in Wartime China
genres: Biography, Asia, Memoir, Nonfiction, China, 20th Century, History, World War II
ratings_count: 87
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Canada-Japan Literary Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Soho Press