Foreigners Behind the Red Curtain: The Memoirs of Li Dunbai

Author: (USA) Li Dunbai, Amanda Bennett
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is the autobiography of Li Dunbai, a U.S. citizen and a close friend of the Chinese Communist Party, who is as renowned in the hearts of the Party as Norman Bethune, Edgar Snow, and Bernard Edelman. Li Dunbai was the only foreign member of the early Chinese Communist Party and had close interactions with many top leaders of the Party Central Committee, such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De, and witnessed many major historical events—making him the "unique foreigner who rose to the inner circle." This book records the legendary experiences of Li Dunbai working and living in China for 35 years: participating in the "uprising" at the Broadcasting Bureau; being imprisoned as an international spy twice for nearly 16 years; scenes of his battles and life alongside the older generation of revolutionaries; and his unwavering commitment to the Chinese Communist cause, all vividly depicted in the book. A classic work that tells a story of imprisonment, despair, love, and redemption.