Chinese Shadows
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Chinese Shadows is a book written by Simon Leys, which is the pseudonym for Belgian Sinologist Pierre Ryckmans. It was originally published in the French language in 1974 under the title Ombres chinoises, and was then translated into English in 1977. The book is about Leys' six-month stay in China, which he made in 1972. Leys discusses the cultural and political destruction of the People's Republic of China by Mao Zedong, who was the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party at the time.[1] He wrote under a pseudonym since, like other academics and journalists who refrained from criticizing China, he did not want to be barred from future visits to Beijing (Peking).[2]
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Author | Pierre Ryckmans (Simon Leys) |
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Original title | Ombres chinoises |
Language | English |
Subject | Chinese Cultural Revolution |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1974 |
Publication place | United States |
Published in English | 1977 |
Pages | 220 pp |
ISBN | 0-670-21918-5 |
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