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The Private Life of Chairman Mao : The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician / Tr. [from Chinese] by Tai Hung-Chao.

Zhi-Sui Li, Li Zhisui

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The Private Life of Chairman Mao : The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician / Tr. [from Chinese] by Tai Hung-Chao.

by Zhi-Sui Li, Li Zhisui
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The intimate memoir of Mao's personal physician.

This book is a must-read for history enthusiasts who want to understand the personal and political life of Mao Zedong. Dr. Li's memoir provides a unique perspective on Mao's leadership and the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party. The book reveals Mao's personal quirks and perversions, while also shedding light on his monumental decisions, such as the disastrous Great Leap Forward and his relationship with America and the Soviet Union. Dr. Li's detailed account of Mao's sex life is also a fascinating and controversial aspect of the book. Overall, "The Private Life of Chairman Mao" is a riveting and eye-opening read that provides a rare window into the life of one of history's most famous leaders.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Private Life of Chairman Mao : The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician / Tr. [from Chinese] by Tai Hung-Chao.

by Zhi-Sui Li, Li Zhisui
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ISBN: 9780679400356
Authors: Zhi-Sui Li, Li Zhisui
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Date of Publication: 1994-10-11
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics
Related Topics: Asia, Historical, Politics, Biography, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Politics, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Biography, History
Goodreads rating: 4.15
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From 1954 until Mao Zedong's death 22 years later, Dr Li Zhisui was the Chinese ruler's personal physician, which put him in almost daily-& increasingly intimate-contact with Mao & his inner circle. For most of these years, Mao's health was excellent. Thus he & the doctor had time to discuss political & personal matters. Dr Li recorded many of these conversations in his diaries as well as in memory. In The Private Life of Chairman Mao he reconstructs his experience. The result is a book that will profoundly alter views of Mao & of China under his rule. Dr Li clarifies numerous long-standing puzzles, such as the true nature of Mao's feelings toward the USA & USSR. He describes Mao's deliberate rudeness toward Khrushchev when the Soviet leader paid his secret visit to Beijing in 1958, & how he came to invite the American table tennis team to China, a decision that led to Nixon's historic visit a few months later. We also learn why Mao took the Great Leap Forward, which resulted in the worst famine in recorded history, & his equally strange reason for risking war with the USA by shelling the Taiwanese islands of Quemoy & Matsu. Dr Li supplies portraits of Zhou Enlai & other leaders. He describes Mao's relationship with his wife & gives us insight into the sexual politics of his court. We witness Mao's bizarre death & the strange events following it. Dr Li tells of Mao's remarkable gift for intimacy, as well as of his indifference to the suffering of millions of his fellow Chinese, including old comrades. Readers will find here an account of Mao's personal life & of such details as his sleeping arrangements & drug dependencies.
 

The intimate memoir of Mao's personal physician.

This book is a must-read for history enthusiasts who want to understand the personal and political life of Mao Zedong. Dr. Li's memoir provides a unique perspective on Mao's leadership and the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party. The book reveals Mao's personal quirks and perversions, while also shedding light on his monumental decisions, such as the disastrous Great Leap Forward and his relationship with America and the Soviet Union. Dr. Li's detailed account of Mao's sex life is also a fascinating and controversial aspect of the book. Overall, "The Private Life of Chairman Mao" is a riveting and eye-opening read that provides a rare window into the life of one of history's most famous leaders.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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