Maos last dancer is the autobiography of li cunxin. Maos last dancer chapter summaries by jeremy deane on prezi. Maos last dancer teachers notes penguin books australia. Li cunxin the narrator of the memoir, who grew up in a destitute rural household in china, was selected by chinese communist party to become a ballet dancer trainee in madame maos beijing dance academy when he was eleven. Goodreads members who liked maos last dancer also liked. And while maos last dancer is not a selfimprovement book, lis courage and perseverance ultimately make his story more inspiring than a dozen tomes by the. And even at the harshest of times in our lives, when faced. Later, he got a chance to study abroad in america as an exchange student. Maos last dancer is a memoir written by chineseaustralian author li cunxin and first published in 2003. The international bestseller the extraordinary memoir of a peasant boy raised in rural maoist china who was plucked from his village to study ballet and went on to become one of the greatest dancers of his generation.
This is a true story written by the main character, li, a poor pheasant of a close. Find books like maos last dancer from the worlds largest community of readers. This fact shouldnt deter anyone from reading this moving account of a chinese peasant boys rise to fame as a ballet dancer and subsequent defection to the west. Plucked from his humble village with the beaming support of his parents, li, whos played by three actors as he grows up, endures the rigors of. Maos last dancer movie tiein and millions of other books are available for instant. The narrator of the memoir, who grew up in a destitute rural.
Maos last dancer, the autobiography of li cunxin, is told in a simple, straightforward manner, principally because english is not the authors native language. This is a true story written by the main character, li, a poor pheasant of a. It recounts his journey from a young, impoverished village boy destined to labor in the fields of china to a worldfamous professional dancer. Read free book excerpt from maos last dancer by li cunxin, page 1 of 1. I saw the movie first and i found the book just as fascinating. The narrator of the memoir, who grew up in a destitute rural household in china, was selected by the. My husband and i went to see this movie yesterday and thought the acting was great from relatively unknown, at least to us, actors.
Maos last dancer maos last dancer is a fantastic book. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of maos last dancer by li cunxin. It is about a young boy who lives in a family with 6 brothers, in poverty in china, and cunxin, his name, is chosen, when he is 11, to be part of the beijing dance academy. Buy maos last dancer first uk edition first impression by li cunxin isbn. Li cunxins memoir tells his incredible story of rising from extreme poverty. Maos last dancer li cunxin believes mistakes teach the most. In a village of china named quingdao in the book, the eleven yearold li cunxin is selected by the communist party to study ballet at the madame maos. Maos last dancer is the inspiring true story of li cunxin and his extraordinary journey from a poor upbringing in rural china to international.
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