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| Author | Nien Cheng |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoirs |
| Publisher | Grove Press, Penguin Books |
Publication date | May 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 547 pages |
| Awards | New York Times Bestseller
New York Times Best Book of the Year (1987) Best Books for Public Libraries (1992) American Library Association’s Outstanding Books for The College Bound (1996) |
| ISBN | 978-0-394-55548-5 |
Life and Death in Shanghai (Chinese: 上海生死劫) is an autobiographical memoir published in November 1987[1] by Chinese author Yao Nien-Yuan under the pen name Nien Cheng. Written while in exile in the United States, it tells the story of Cheng's arrest during the early days of the Cultural Revolution, her more than six years' of confinement, persecution, efforts to leave China, and life in exile.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Published 1986-07-24, ISBN 0-246-12948-4,ISBN 978-0-246-12948-2
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- ^ "Life And Death in Shanghai | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Life and Death in Shanghai - TIME". 2008-03-07. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Dorn, James A. (November 15, 2009). "In Era of Upheaval, Author Stood against Storm". Cato Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-29.