Mao Zedong's Autobiography

Author: Snow Pen
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Reading it is like listening face-to-face to Chairman Mao himself telling his own stories: no pretense, no superficiality or worldly ambition, and no legends. Some of these stories are ordinary, as if they happened in our own childhood, while others are unexpected, beyond our shallow imagination. The Autobiography of Mao Zedong is a highly valuable historical relic of the revolution. Before the liberation, it was extremely rare for The Autobiography of Mao Zedong to be published and distributed as a standalone book in the "Kuomintang-controlled areas." The Autobiography of Mao Zedong is a vivid, natural, and heart-stirring book. Reading it is like listening face-to-face to Chairman Mao himself telling his own stories—no pretense, no superficiality, no worldly ambition, and no legends. Some of these stories are ordinary, as if they happened in our own childhood, while others are unexpected, beyond our shallow imagination. Yet, as you read, it remains as composed and effortless as ever, with tolerance hiding unwavering perseverance. Words like kindness, bravery, resilience, confidence, and perseverance—all these adjectives pale in comparison to the stories of Mao Zedong. The entire book is written in the first person, as if telling the stories of ordinary people like us. And Mao Zedong’s unique experiences and hardships, as he narrates them, become as calm as water. Readers gradually feel as if they are listening to the stories of a friend—genuine, believable, yet also witty and humorous.