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Title: A Thousand Pieces of Gold : Growing Up Through China's Proverbs by Adeline Yen Mah ISBN: 0-06-000639-0 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: worth every penny
Comment: Unlike Romance or Western languages, Chinese does not have an alphabet, it is written in calligraphic symbols which have been refined down the ages from their original representational caricatures. When we say: A picture is worth a thousand words, we are actually expressing a very Chinese idea. These proverbs consist of four characters, & speak pithily about things military, political, domestic & educational. What we call aphorisms.
In A THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD Adeline Yen Mah, whose memoir FALLING LEAVES Rebeccasreads also recommends, introduces us to the long tradition of the Chinese proverbs, & to the utterances many modern men have made upon the events of our own interesting times.
Rebeccasreads highly recommends A THOUSAND PIECES OF GOLD as part memoir, history lesson, language study & insights into the Chinese way of looking at life.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nice read for a "guai low"
Comment: I'm an overseas Chinese. I tried reading this book through the eyes of a "guai low" (foreigner) to see if it was a book that would open the eyes of the westerner to the thoughts of a Chinese.
If you aren't Chinese, grew up in a western civiliation, and want to try to understand something about how the Chinese think, this is a great introductory book.
What I felt could have been done better is the explanation of the proverbs (cheng yu). I feel strongly about this possibly because Chinese proverbs has defined my life and values. Then again, that might have made the book unnecessary lengthy and boring.
There are 3 stories in this book. That of the first emperor of China - Chin Shih Huang, Mao Ze Dong and the author herself. All 3 are important stories.
Kudos to the courage of Adeline. Only another Chinese can understand what it took to write her books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Two Chapters in Chinese History Brought Together
Comment: Having just read her other book, "Falling Leaves", I was instantly struck by how well the two books go together. Anyone who has read "Falling Leaves" and loved it should read this book. In it she ties ancient and recent Chinese history together in an enjoyable and approachable way while including more detail from her own life.
I have read many other books on China. Most of them have been dry and unexciting. This book, however, brings Chinese history to life and applies it to the modern world. Finally I understand why Mao Zedong and the first emperor of China are so often compared. Yen Mah brings it all together and binds it with proverbs that I well remember hearing from my own travels in China.
If you are a student of Chinese history, or you're simply curious, definately read this book. It will bring you in and give you a unique insight into not only China of the past, but China now and in the future.
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Title: Falling Leaves : The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah ISBN: 0767903579 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 06 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Watching The Tree : A Chinese Daughter Reflects on Happiness, Traditions, and Spiritual Wisdom by Adeline Yen Mah ISBN: 0767904117 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 18 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Chinese Cinderella : The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah ISBN: 0440228654 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings by Amy Tan ISBN: 0399150749 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 27 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Cadres and Kin: Making a Socialist Village in West China, 1921-1991 by Gregory A. Ruf ISBN: 0804741298 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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