Weijian Shan'sOut of the Gobiis a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books on China of our time, one with the potential to re-shape how Americans view China, and how the Chinese view life in America.
Shan, a former hard laborer who is now one of Asia's best-known financiers, is thoughtful, observant, eloquent, and brutally honest, making him well-positioned to tell the story of a life that is a microcosm of modern China, and of how, improbably, that life became intertwined with America.Out of the Gobidraws a vivid picture of the raw human energy and the will to succeed against all odds.
Shan only finished elementary school when Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution tore his country apart. He was a witness to the brutality and absurdity of Mao's policies during one of the most tumultuous eras in China's history. Exiled to the Gobi Desert at age 15 and denied schooling for 10 years, he endured untold hardships without ever giving up his dream for an education. Shan's improbable journey, from the Gobi to the "People's Republic of Berkeley" and far beyond, is a uniquely American success story - told with a splash of humor, deep insight and rich and engaging detail.
This powerful and personal perspective on China and America will inform Americans' view of China, humanizing the country, while providing a rare view of America from the prism of a keen foreign observer who lived the American dream.
Says former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen: "Shan's life provides a demonstration of what is possible when China and the United States come together, even by happenstance. It is not only Shan's personal history that makes this book so interesting but also how the stories of China and America merge in just one moment in time to create an inspired individual so unique and driven, and so representative of the true sprits of both countries."
發表於2024-05-15
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單先生從戈壁知青到藤校教授的大半生。 慚愧地說,這本英文寫就的個人迴憶錄,讓我第一次細緻瞭解知青的生活,和那段曆史。這不算是一個草根逆襲的勵誌故事,因為作者的齣身在同輩中已經算是相當優越,但後記中的一組排比,大約是裹挾在曆史洪流中的每一個小小的“我”,內心的...
評分單先生從戈壁知青到藤校教授的大半生。 慚愧地說,這本英文寫就的個人迴憶錄,讓我第一次細緻瞭解知青的生活,和那段曆史。這不算是一個草根逆襲的勵誌故事,因為作者的齣身在同輩中已經算是相當優越,但後記中的一組排比,大約是裹挾在曆史洪流中的每一個小小的“我”,內心的...
評分單先生從戈壁知青到藤校教授的大半生。 慚愧地說,這本英文寫就的個人迴憶錄,讓我第一次細緻瞭解知青的生活,和那段曆史。這不算是一個草根逆襲的勵誌故事,因為作者的齣身在同輩中已經算是相當優越,但後記中的一組排比,大約是裹挾在曆史洪流中的每一個小小的“我”,內心的...
評分讀這本書的時候在想,作者為什麼要寫這本書,為什麼要用英文寫,是給中國人看的還是給老外看的。如果是老外的話,可能有很多那個時代的用語會讓他們不知所雲,可能現在的九零後零零後也不會明白。我在讀的時候,忍不住會在腦子裏把那些詞翻譯成中文。知青們所做的事大都是無用...
評分讀這本書的時候在想,作者為什麼要寫這本書,為什麼要用英文寫,是給中國人看的還是給老外看的。如果是老外的話,可能有很多那個時代的用語會讓他們不知所雲,可能現在的九零後零零後也不會明白。我在讀的時候,忍不住會在腦子裏把那些詞翻譯成中文。知青們所做的事大都是無用...
圖書標籤: 傳記 英文原版 迴憶錄 曆史 知青 文革 單偉建 改革開放
事無巨細但絕不枯燥的迴憶錄,單老闆有如今的江湖地位也是該當。觀察學習思考能力算最基本的,即使在絕地睏境下也能盡力突破(學醫、研究磚泥攪拌機、搞好人緣、說服學校量身定製課程、多方奔走解決妻子赴美和簽證問題等等),也有奇妙的際遇和善緣(Jefferson Starship的簽名唱片!)。時勢波瀾寫得也好,個人命題裏做不瞭太深入探討,但足夠全麵客觀。
評分流水帳,有趣
評分一部新中國的曆史。少年時期在戈壁的磨練也算是給單的身體打下瞭堅強的基礎?
評分嗟乎, 一個人的妄斷怎可影響韆萬人的命運。
評分很personal的一本書,很傳奇,戈壁的生活真是苦啊。 除瞭大陸,颱灣也買不到,隻有香港有。
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