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Here is a book tip that is also a film tip. Li Cunxin grows up as a poor peasant boy in communist China. His family barely has enough food for the day, but he learns early on that, thanks to Chairman Mao, he lives in the richest country in the world. Imagine how terrible the people in the capitalist world must be!
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One day, a delegation comes all the way from Beijing and selects Li Cunxin to study at Madame Mao's ballet academy. It's the unlikely start of an even more unlikely journey that will turn the poor Chinese farm boy into one of the greatest ballet dancers in America. It is not the literary (or cinematic) qualities that are the highlight, but Li Cunxin's life story.
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Erik says:
Thanks for the book/film tip 🙂
17 October 2011 - 23:25
Marina says:
Thanks for the tip! Always fun with tips on books that you might not have thought of otherwise!
18 October 2011 - 2:42
Catherine in Asia says:
Funny coincidence... I have read the English version. It was a bit slow to read, at least in English for me, but the story was interesting.
18 October 2011 - 16:34
The travel dream says:
Just thought I'd give you a tip on the world's most expensive motorhome, which you've previously shown on the site, but here's more info and pictures.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2050494/Worlds-expensive-motorhome-sale-1-9m.html
18 October 2011 - 19:39
admin says:
Katarina, glad you just read it too! He may be a bit long-winded in his storytelling at times, but I still enjoyed the story.
Travel dream, thanks for the tip! Funny, there was also a price quote here
😉
18 October 2011 - 20:18