
Red land, Yellow River: a story from the Cultural Revolution
Canadian fiction, Biography, Historical biography, Family biography, Asian history, Politics and government
Human-narrated audio
Summary
In 1966, Zhang was a teen in Beijing when Mao Zedong began the Cultural Revolution. Though he was the son of a "bad guy" (a famous writer), he became swept up in the revolution, until the violence and his father's… arrest made him question its goals. In 1968 was sent to a small village to learn how to farm, where he discovered his true calling - art. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2004.