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Chinese Whispers (Paperback)
Short Description for Chinese WhispersIn the 1970s, the author travelled to China to study. One day a fellow student, Yin Luoyi, asked for help in getting to America. The author then a Maoist, reported Yin to the authorities. Thirty-three years later, the author returns to begin her search for the person who haunts her conscience. This book tells the truth about the woman she wronged.
Full description- Publisher: ATLANTIC BOOKS
- Published: 01 February 2009
- Format: Paperback 336 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Autobiography: General | Guidebooks | Travel Writing
- ISBN 13: 9781843549741 ISBN 10: 1843549743
- Sales rank: 435,006
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Full description for Chinese Whispers
The distinguished Canadian journalist Jan Wong returned to Beijing with a quest: to confront a secret in her past. She must find someone she betrayed in 1973, and whose life she is certain she has ruined forever. The result is the mirror image of Wild Swans.In the early 1970s, Jan Wong travelled to China to become one of only two Westerners permitted to study at Beijing University. One day a fellow student, Yin Luoyi, asked for help in getting to America. Wong, then a starry-eyed Maoist, immediately reported Yin to the authorities. Thirty-three years later, Jan Wong returns to begin her search for the person who haunts her conscience. She wants to apologise, to somehow make amends. At the very least, she wants to know if Yin survived.As Jan Wong hunts through the city, she finds herself travelling back through the decades, back to her experiences of the Cultural Revolution. She has changed, of course, but not as much as Beijing. One of the world's most ancient cities is now one of its most modern. In this real-life detective story, Jan Wong searches out old friends and acquaintances in this now unfamiliar city, uncovering the truth about the woman she wronged.
