Book by Chong Denise
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The eagerly-awaited new book by Denise Chong, author of the award-winning, national bestseller, The Concubine’s Children.
In her first book in a decade, beloved author Denise Chong, tells the story of a man who humiliated a repressive regime in front of the entire world, and whose daring gesture informs our view of human rights to this day.
Despite his family’s impeccable Communist roots, Lu Decheng, a small town bus mechanic, grew up intuiting all that was wrong with Mao’s China. As a young man he believes truth and decency mattered, only to learn that preserving the Chairman’s legacy mattered more.
Lu’s story reads like Shakespearean drama, peppered with defiance, love and betrayal. His steadfast refusal to acquiesce comes to a head, but not an end, with his infamous defacing of Mao’s portrait during the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square.
Denise Chong is the author of the family memoir The Concubine’s Children and The Girl in the Picture, a story of the napalm girl from the Vietnam War. She lives with her family in Ottawa.
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Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00038105769
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0307355799I4N00
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. 1st. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2009008-6
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. 1st. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9855748-75
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Librería: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with a few black and white photographs. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 016104
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Librería: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Denise Chong on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve; removed "Signed by Author" sticker on front cover. Signed by Author(s). Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 007834
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Librería: Bailey Books, St.Albert, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Plus. Photographs Ilustrador. First Edition. SIGNED without inscription by the author to the title page. Like new, appears unread, unclipped and not remaindered. Interior is crisp, clean and unmarked. Corners are sharp and square. Bright, clean titles to the spine. Unclipped dust jacket is gently bumped to extremities with minor shelfwear to show. "The story of an ordinary man who defaced an icon and unmasked a dictatorship.". Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 003426
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Librería: The Next Page, Calgary, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 978030735579C
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Librería: Heroes Bookshop, Paris, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Signed on the title page above her name by Denise Chong.this title has a solid tight binding and clean unmarked pages.previous owners name neatly at the top of the FFEP. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: vl2464
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Librería: The Merrickville Book Emporium, Merrickville, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. The true story of Lu Decheng who with two friends defaced a portrait of Mao Zedong with ink-filled eggs as a protest for democracy in China in 1989. Copy is in fine condition, virtually as new. Signed by the author on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 000235
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