The cowshed
Subtitle: memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
By: by Ji Xianlin ; translated by Chenxin Jiang ; introduction by Zha Jianying
Contributors: Jiang, Chenxin, translator
Series: New York review books
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781590179260
Subjects: Intellectual life; Personal narratives; Scholars; Biography; History
Other titles: Memories of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Work titles: Niu peng za yi
Description: In contemporary China, the Cultural Revolution remains a delicate topic, little discussed, but if a Chinese citizen has read one book on the subject, it is likely to be Ji's memoir. When The Cowshed was published in China in 1998, it quickly became a bestseller. The Cultural Revolution had nearly disappeared from the collective memory. Prominent intellectuals rarely spoke openly about the revolution, and books on the subject were almost nonexistent. By the time of Ji's death in 2009, little had changed, and despite its popularity, The Cowshed remains one of the only testimonies of its kind.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Socialist education movement; title: June 4th, 1966; title: Choosing a label that fit; title: A half-year respite; title: Joining the fray; title: A house raid; title: On the brink of suicide; title: At the eleventh hour; title: Reform through labor begins; title: The great struggle session; title: Taiping Village; title: Building our own prison; title: In the cowshed (1); title: In the cowshed (2); title: In the cowshed (3); title: Relocating the cowshed; title: Half liberated; title: Fully liberated; title: Afterthoughts and reflections.