Books by Kang Zhengguo
Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China
by Kang Zhengguo
Zhengguo grew up in the city of Xi’an but he was then exiled to the countryside, and lived a significant part of his life in an ordinary village. So he’s someone who experienced both urban and rural China.
Interviews where books by Kang Zhengguo were recommended
Chinese Life Stories, recommended by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Historian and Sinologist Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor, History at UC Irvine, says that to get a real sense of China you need to focus on individuals and their stories. Here he chooses five books that draw on the country’s long tradition of biographical writing.
