Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution by Helen Zia

Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution

Helen Zia

503 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging emotional slow-paced
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The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution--a precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. Shanghai has historically been China's jewel, its...

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Moods

informative 92%
emotional 62%
reflective 50%
sad 46%
dark 34%
challenging 32%
adventurous 22%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 20%
tense 16%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 76%
slow 21%
fast 2%

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