{"product_id":"red-scarf-girl-a-memoir-of-the-cultural-revolution-9780060275853","title":"Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ji-Li Jiang\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJi-li Jiang was twelve years old in 1966, the year that Chairman Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in China. An outstanding student and much-admired leader of her class, Ji-li seemed poised for a shining future. But all that changed with the advent of the Cultural Revolution, when intelligence became a crime and a wealthy family background invited persecution'or worse. For the next three years Ji-li and her family were humilated and reviled by their former friends, neighbors, and colleagues and lived in constant terror of attack. At last, with the detention of her father, Ji-li was faced with the most dreadful decision of her young life: denounce him and break with her family, or refuse to testify against him and sacrifice her future in her beloved Communist Party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with simplicity, innocence, and grace, this unforgettable memoir gives a child's eye view of a terrifying time in twentieth-century history'and of one family's indomitable courage under fire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45151975080087,"sku":"9780060275853","price":1439.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780060275853.webp?v=1767296927","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/red-scarf-girl-a-memoir-of-the-cultural-revolution-9780060275853","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}