Mao's Last Dancer
$19.84
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2020
Summary
Before you can fly, you have to be free.
A new edition of the phenomenal international bestseller. From bitter poverty to the stardom of the West - this is the extraordinary true story of one boy’s great courage and determination.
In a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, more interested in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao’s Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that day, some strange men co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760899219 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1760899216 |
| Author: | Li Cunxin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 351g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 130mm x 197mm |
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Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin AO was born in communist China in 1961, the sixth of seven sons in a poor rural family. His life under Chairman Mao’s regime changed dramatically when, at the age of eleven, he was chosen to become a student at the Beijing Dance Academy. Li went on to become one of the finest male dancers in the world, and was principal dancer at Houston Ballet and the Australian Ballet. From 2012 until the end of 2023 he was artistic director at Queensland Ballet.
Li’s memoir, Mao’s Last Dancer, is one of the most successful autobiographies of all time. It was published around the world and has been adapted into a young readers’ edition, a picture book, a stage play, and a major motion picture.
Li lives with his wife, Mary, in Brisbane. He continues to contribute to the world of ballet and to Australia’s cultural life.
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