1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Signed Edition): A Memoir by Weiwei Ai

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Signed Edition): A Memoir

Weiwei Ai

400 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Description

Once an intimate of Mao Zedong, Ai Weiwei's father was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as "Little Siberia," where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public...

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informative 79%
reflective 79%
inspiring 66%
challenging 44%
emotional 38%
dark 28%
hopeful 27%
sad 23%
tense 15%
adventurous 11%
funny 11%
mysterious 3%

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slow 40%
fast 1%

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