The Burning Forest: Essays on Culture and Politics in Contemporary China
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Length
240 pages
Author
Simon Leys
Eras
Age of Global Civilization (1844-present)
Types
History
Synopsis
The Burning Forest collects fourteen of his most important essays and reviews, ranging widely over Chinese culture and politics, from the classical Chinese poetry and painting tradition to the contemporary human rights situation, providing also a corrosive commentary on Western apologists for Maoism. [Back Cover]
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Released
1988
Location
East Asia
Setting