A Memoir of Misfortune

by Su Xiaokang and Zhu Hong

A compelling memoir-both gripping and deeply personal-by one of the leaders of the democracy movement in China, who managed to escape to America with his family only to find himself faced with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375410392
• ISBN13: 9780375410390
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

the beauty of thought and self question

Ok, I must be honest, Zhu Hong (translator) was my Professor for my Chinese Womens Literature class and I might not have read this book otherwise. That being said, as individual and beautiful as the human mind, Memoir of Misfortune truly is a work of art. The book is written as an interior monologue by Su XiaoKang as he attempts to deal with the traumatic aftermath of a car accident in New York state. Blaming himself for the accident and the pain and suffering he has caused his wife, Xiao Kang expands the scope of his questioning to his involvement in the events leading up to Tiananmen Square and his whole life in general. This book is a testament to one mans spirit that struggles to move on from one hardship to another.