Tuesday 9/9 @ 6:00 PMLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street
Anand Pandian, anthropologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University, discusses his new book Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of Am ...
This major new biography of Mao uses extensive Russian documents previously unavailable to biographers to reveal surprising details about Mao's rise to power and his leadership in China.
When Oscar Wilde said he had "seen wallpaper which must lead a boy brought up under its influence to a life of crime," his joke played on an idea that has often been taken quite seriously--both in...
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao’s close circle in China who have never...
“Spence draws upon his extensive knowledge of Chinese politics and culture to create an illuminating picture of Mao. . . . Superb.” (Chicago Tribune)From humble origins in the provinces, Mao Zedong...
*FINALIST FOR THE 2023 MAYA ANGELOU BOOK AWARD *A virtuosic new poetry collection from Sally Wen Mao, “a consistently inspiring and exciting voice” (Morgan Parker)In The Kingdom of Surfaces,...
For almost two decades after Mao Zedong's death, an epic, no-holds-barred contest was waged in China between orthodox Marxists and reformers. With Deng Xiaoping's strong support, the reformers...
A wide-ranging reevaluation of utopian literature and philosophy, from Plato to Chang-Rae LeeExamining literary and philosophical writing about ideal societies from Greek antiquity to the present,...
A wide-ranging reevaluation of utopian literature and philosophy, from Plato to Chang-Rae LeeExamining literary and philosophical writing about ideal societies from Greek antiquity to the present,...
The most general and probably the most lasting expression of Mao Tse-Tung's contribution to the Chinese revolution was his thought. Stuart Schram's new book examines the unfolding of Mao's ideas, and...
“A sumptuous and lively collection, leaping from story to story in much the same way a fox does — surprisingly, gracefully, and with impressive aim. I loved this book.” – Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize...
Margaret MacMillan, praised as “a superb writer who can bring history to life” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), brings her extraordinary gifts to one of the most important subjects today–the relationship...
How poetry and revolution meshed in Red ChinaThe Chinese Revolution, which fought its way to power seventy years ago, was a complex and protracted event in which groups and individuals with different...
Illuminating the startling reversals of post-Mao China, this book adroitly discusses the smashing of the Gang of Four, the evolution of a new order under Deng Xiaoping, the manner and costs of...
WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE'A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' Simon Sebag Montefiore'Harrowing...
Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused is a showcase for 20 writers from the new literary generation in China. Hard-core realism, experimental prose, and black humor; exoticism and eroticism;shocking tales...
The definitive edition of a modern master continues with 2 mid-career masterpieces, published here with new prefaces from the authorThis second volume in the Library of America DeLillo edition...