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100 1 $aLi, Cunxin,$d1961-
245 10$aMao's last dancer /$cLi Cunxin.
260 $aMelbourne, Victoria :$bViking, an imprint of Penguin Books,$c2003.
300 $axiv, 444 p., [8] p. of plates :$billustrations, genealogical table, portraits ;$c23 cm.
500 $aFrom bitter poverty to the stardom of the West - this is the extraordinary true story of one boy's great courage and determination. --Page [1] of cover.
500 $aIllustrations on endpapers.
520 $aIn a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, more interested in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao's Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that day, some strange men come to his school Madame Mao's cultural delegates. They are looking for young peasants to mould into faithful guards of Chairman Mao's great vision for China. This is the true story of how that one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of a chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West. Since its release in 2003, Mao's Last Dancer has sold all around the world and been made into a major motion picture. Like millions of other peasants lives, it was a story that nearly vanished amidst revolution and chaos. It's a story of courage, a mother's love, a young boy's longing for freedom a beautiful, rich account of an inspirational life, told with honesty, dignity and pride.
600 10$aLi, Cunxin,$d1961-
650 0$aDancers$zChina$vBiography.
650 0$aBallet dancers$zChina$vBiography.
650 0$aDefectors$zChina$vBiography.
650 0$aBallet dancers$vBiography.
650 0$aDancers$vBiography.
651 0$aChina$vBiography.