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EAN13
9782356030139
Éditeur
LACURNE
Date de publication
6 mai 2014
Collection
TEMOIGNAGE
Nombre de pages
264
Dimensions
20,5 x 14,5 x 2 cm
Poids
342 g
Langue
eng
Langue originale
eng

Turbulence In A Clear Sky, In Beijing At The Dawn Of The Cultural Revolution

Annie Le Cage

LACURNE

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<p>1965. A young diplomat is appointed to the French Embassy in Beijing, opened the previous year when relations were resumed between the two countries. It's her first post. At the time China is a closed world from which foreigners are totally isolated.</p><p>Today the author invites us to read the diary kept during her stay, daily sketches portraying a city, recapturing the atmosphere, evoking a universe which escapes, yet imprisons the outsider. It covers two periods. The first is apparently calm, although unforseeable events are in preparation. Then in 1966 the Cultural Revolution exploded. Its noisy agitation and violence made no difference to the foreigners' isolation. Quite the opposite. An unusual and original account.</p><p>A career diplomat, Annie Le Cage has visited many countries in Asia, America and Australia. She now lives in Paris.</p>
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