Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia

Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution

Helen Zia

503 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging emotional slow-paced

Description

The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution--a precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. Shanghai has historically been China's jewel, its...

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informative 91%
emotional 58%
sad 52%
reflective 50%
dark 35%
challenging 32%
adventurous 26%
inspiring 23%
hopeful 20%
tense 20%

Pace

medium 81%
slow 15%
fast 3%

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