When Deng Xiaoping s efforts to open up China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity.
This is her first book..
In 1997 she moved to London.
In this collection, by turns heartrending and inspiring, Xinran brings us the stories that affected her most, and offers a graphically detailed, altogether unprecedented work of oral history."About the Author: Xinran was born in Beijing in 1958.
Whether angry or muted, posing questions or simply relating experiences, these anonymous Women bore witness to decades of civil strife, and of halting attempts at self-understanding in a painfully restrictive society.
Operating within the constraints imposed by government censors, Words on the Night Breeze sparked a tremendous outpouring, and the hours of tape on her answering machines were soon filled every night.
But when she was given clearance to host a radio call-in show, she barely anticipated the enthusiasm it would quickly generate.
As an employee for the state radio system, she had long wanted to help improve the lives of Chinese women.
When Deng Xiaoping s efforts to open up China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity
