Ramblings in a Vanished World
| Author | : Göran Malmqvist |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 90 |
| Release | : 2014-03-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781329506701 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1329506707 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ramblings in a Vanished World by : Göran Malmqvist
Download or read book Ramblings in a Vanished World written by Göran Malmqvist and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation from the original Swedish of Goran Malmqvist's memoir of two years (1948-50) in Sichuan Province in southwest China, half of which was spent living in Baoguosi Monastery at the foot of Mt Emei while he conducted dialect research in the surrounding countryside. The author's reminiscences include an eyewitness account of the Chinese Communist "liberation" of the capital of Chengdu in December, 1949 and his subsequent interrogation by the authorities."
