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Becoming Madame Mao
Anchee Min. Mariner Books: 2001 (paperback). ISBN: 0618127003. 352 pages.
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How does a simple concubine's daughter grow up to be one of the most feared and
hated women of twentieth century? Well, it's not easy. But if we learn nothing else from Anchee Min's imagined life story of
the woman who became Chairman Mao's wife, we can see that a very determined girl can wind up in a very powerful, very
precarious position. Min's novel traces the events and circumstances that turn a young girl into a fiercely ambitious
actress, and then place that actress in the path of a man who offers her the role of a lifetime. On the edge of death,
Madame Mao demands that her daughter, a historian, document her contributions to the revolution, chronicle her sacrifices
to the cause, in order that she may claim her rightful place in history. Although she has a different perspective on her
mother's career of service, Nah agrees to record Madame Mao's account. The result is an irresistibly commanding tale of
greed, vanity, and good motivation gone wrong.
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