We Served the People
ISBN-13: 9781684155040
Author(s): Emei Burell
Subjects: FXL, XAB, XQA
Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Publisher Imprint: Archaia
Publication Date: 28-04-2020
Format: Hardback
Availability: In stock
£18.99
About the book
A collection of moving stories passed from mother to daughter recounting life during China s Cultural Revolution. In China, an entire generation s most formative years took place in remote rural areas when city-kids were sent to the countryside to become rusticated youth and partake in Mao s mandated Great Leap Forward. Debut cartoonist Emei Burell breathes new life into the stories her mother shared with her of growing up during mid-1960s Communist China. In an inspiring tale, her mother recounts how she ended up as one of the few truck-driving women during the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside movement, which sought to increase agricultural outreach and spur social and ideological change amongst youth. Burell s stunning illustrations honor her mother s courage, strength, and determination during a decade of tremendous political upheaval, where millions of lives were lost, and introduces us to a young Burell in a new era of self-discovery.