1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
Two lives, one nation and a century of art under tyranny in China
$24.30
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2023
Summary
Ai Weiwei, one of the world’s most famous artists and activists, tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation’s most celebrated poet.
A FAMILY STORY AND THE TALE OF A NATION.
Ai Weiwei weaves a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own life and that of his father, Ai Qing, the nation’s most celebrated poet.
“Engrossing…a remarkable story.” - Sunday Times<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784701499 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784701491 |
| Author: | Ai Weiwei |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Intimate, unflinching … an instant classic … a glorious testament to the power of free expression
Intimate, unflinching … an instant classic … a glorious testament to the power of free expression – Evan Osnos, author of Age of Ambition
This is the rarest sort of memoir, rising above the arc of history to grasp at the limits of the soul – Edward Snowden
Above all a story of inherited resilience, strength of character and self-determination * Guardian *
An impassioned testament to the enduring powers of art – Michiko Kakutani, author of Ex Libris
Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s greatest living artists. He is a master of multiple media. His work is always thought-provoking, unpredictable and immensely personal – Elton John
Told in painstaking but often beautiful detail… It’s more like a dual biography, with [his father] Ai Quing’s story taking up the first 150 pages, a useful corrective for westerners who know little about him – David Shariatmadari * Guardian *
Engrossing… A remarkable story * Sunday Times *
One of the world’s most significant creative talents * The Times *
The most important artist working today * Financial Times *
A majestic and exquisitely serious masterpiece about his China, which is in fact a book about our world. His is one of the great voices of our time – Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree and Far and Away
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most important living artists. Born in 1957, he lives in Cambridge, UK.
Allan H. Barr is the author of a study in Chinese of a literary inquisition in the early Qing dynasty, Jiangnan yijie: Qing ren bixia de Zhuangshi shi’an, and the translator of several books by contemporary Chinese authors, including Yu Hua’s China in Ten Words and Han Han’s This Generation. He teaches Chinese at Pomona College in California.
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