Cunxin Li Boeken

"This true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy, who at the age of ten was plucked unsuspectingly from millions of others across the landato beatrained as a ballet dancer, is a fairytale that has captivated children and adults alike. Li tells his story with disarming simplicity and charm, with humour and compassion, and here he speaks directly to the small child, his special audience. He has a personal story to tell you, and he begins by introducing you to the land of his childhood, and to his beloved father, and to a small child who was once Li himself- he tells us of that boy growing up in hardship, yet with love and affection, as he shares with us the lives of his large family, the special stories in his life, the inspiring teachers, the experiences and moments he will never forget. "

In a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, interested more in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao's Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that day, some strange men come to his school – Madame Mao's cultural delegates. They are looking for young peasants to mould into faithful guards of Chairman Mao's great vision for China. This is the true story of how that one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of a chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West. Visit the official Mao's Laster Dancer Movie website maoslastdancermovie.com

"Maos letzter Tänzer" erzählt die autobiografische Geschichte von Li Cunxin, einem jungen Chinesen, der aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen stammt und an Madame Maos Ballettakademie ausgebildet wird. Das Buch beschreibt eindringlich sein Leben im kommunistischen China, seine Leidenschaft für den Tanz und die politischen Herausforderungen, die seine Rückkehr in die Heimat verhindern.