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2024-12-27
Out of the Gobi 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
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...
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...
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...
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
單偉建的這本書真實還原瞭知青在內濛古戈壁上山下鄉的點點滴滴,和十年之內從普通知青變成沃頓商學院教授夢幻般的經曆。作者站在寫給外國人看的角度來寫這本書,戈壁知青的經曆占瞭80%的篇幅,很多細節在熟悉該曆史背景的讀者看來難免有點冗長,但在外國人看來則真實得有點匪夷所思。乾練的敘事手法加上作者特有的黑色幽默讓這本書增色不少
評分Fascinating life journey from 1954 to early 1990s. 有時現實比故事更誇張 佩服作者的耐性敢想敢做。知識可以改變命運 但也抵不過造化弄人。
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If i learned anything in the Gobi, it is to be always skeptical of authorities of any kind, especially the self-proclaimed ones.
評分If i learned anything in the Gobi, it is to be always skeptical of authorities of any kind, especially the self-proclaimed ones.
Out of the Gobi 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載