The early arrival of dreams
Subtitle: a year in China
By: Rosemary Mahoney.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Fawcett Columbine
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780449905524
Subjects: Hangzhou (China) -- Description and travel
Description: One year prior to the protests in Tiananmen Square, Rosemary Mahoney participated in a teaching exchange between Radcliffe College and Hangzhou University, where she intimately came to know her students and colleagues. This beautifully written and loyal memoir captures both the dreams and the grim realities her students faced within the confines of their political system. Their plight is illuminated by the words of a young teacher and poet named Ming who, when asked what her parents thought of her wish to study abroad responded, "My father knows it is foolish to hope for the early arrival of dreams."--Jacket flap.
Table of contents: title: Shy, quiet, modest; title: Yang Shiren; title: Building and buffalo; title: The people's English; title: Ming Yu; title: Correct goals; title: A promising party; title: In the botanical garden; title: Huang the fat; title: The early arrival of dreams; title: Dr. Fu; title: Maria; title: In the city; title: Shanghai; title: Wake up from the nightmare; title: Yu Xing; title: Make way for men who look like men; title: A life in the country; title: Japan; title: A new coat; title: Professor Li; title: Red noise; title: The shameful end of Hitler; title: The engineering college; title: Cao, translator of novels; title: Examination; title: The East is red; title: Postscript