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02608aam a22003858i 4500 001 BCF1DAE2AAD011EE853AF3262BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240104011316 008 230424t20232023nyua b 000 1 eng 010 $a 2023006309 020 $a 1635423775 020 $a 9781635423778 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-cc--- 050 00 $a PS3560.I6 $b W66 2023 082 00 $a 813/.54 $2 23/eng/20230424 100 1 $a Jin, Ha, $d 1956- $e author. 245 14 $a The woman back from Moscow : $b in pursuit of beauty / $c Ha Jin. 263 $a 2311. 264 1 $a New York : $b Other Press, $c 2023. 300 $a xv, 719 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [718]-719). 520 $a As a promising young actress, Sun Weishi made the critical decision to pursue her studies in Moscow—with the blessing of her influential adoptive father, Zhou Enlai, and Mao himself. The valuable insights she gained there during World War II, most notably the significance of characters’ inner lives, would enable her to excel back in China, where she produced works by Chekhov and Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas, such as an adaptation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Her striking career as China’s first female director of modern spoken drama (Huaju) would be derailed with the advent of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, however, which put her once again at odds with an old enemy—Jiang Qing, a fellow actress who schemed her way to the top as Mao’s fourth and final wife. Through the decades-long rivalry between these two complex women, and their differing approaches to the men in power who shaped their lives, Ha Jin deftly explores the ideals of communism and the reality of the Chinese Communist Party. At the same time, the novel captivates us with Sun Weishi’s personal struggles and triumphs, as she navigates friendship, love, art, and politics amidst the great events of the twentieth century" -- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Zhongguo gong chan dang $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Theatrical producers and directors $z China $v Fiction. $v Fiction. 651 0 $a China $x History $y 20th century $v Fiction. 651 0 $a China $x History $y Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Communism $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft. 941 $a 1 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20240104011831.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BCF1DAE2AAD011EE853AF3262BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search