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Name: Chinese Lessons
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: John Pomfret

Through his own experiences as a Stanford exchange student and seasoned correspondent, Pomfret chronicles the lives of his Nanjing University peers—survivors of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution—showcasing how their resilience and achievements have helped steer modern China. The narrative interlaces vivid anecdotes, scholarly insight, and firsthand observations, offering readers a unique glimpse into the human side of China’s dramatic 20th‑century transformation.

First publish date: 2006

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: John Pomfret

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