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The Private Life of Chairman Mao (Paperback)

by Zhisui Li (Author)
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  • Paperback: 688 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (4 April 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099648814
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099648819
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 56,492 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For 22 years, Dr Zhisui Li was Mao Tse-tung's personal physician, confidant and companion. He saw Mao and his country through the years of "the Great Leap Forward" and the Cultural Revolution. In this book Li reveals details of Mao's relations with Krushchev and other Soviet leaders, and the growing paranoia that led Mao to turn against the Chinese Communist Party's ruling clique. The book also includes details of Mao's private life - his sexual appetite, the luxury and corruption of his imperial court, how he dominated his circle of intimates, his gradual physical disintegration, and the political effects of his aims, fears and idiosyncrasies.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating read, hard to put down!, 3 Mar 2002
By trace007@talk21.com (Northampton, England) - See all my reviews
This is the view of Mao from one of the people closest to him. Dr Li writes honestly and openly about life with the man who changed China forever. The book gives more insight into the way Mao thought up his policies than many other books I have read on the subject and does so in a way that makes the book a very easy read, although the content is not always pleasant!
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read books such as 'Wild Swans' as it gives a very different perspective on the way China was being governed. It also shows the reader how paranoia and the desire for ultimate power can destroy someones ability to reason and act responsibly.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, chilling and Utterly Fascinating, 16 Feb 2001
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I have been a student of Chinese politics for a few years now, and I have read many texts describing the political intrigues in China in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, but this is far and away the best I have ever read. The impression of Mao which emerges from these pages is fascinating, often chilling and sometimes even funny. Dr Li is an excellent writer and he manages to convey his own feelings of fear, joy and despair in a totally gripping way. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth reading, 20 Nov 1999
I have visited China on two occasions , once in 1994 and this year 1999. This book answered a lot of questions and I was fascinated by the modesty and naievity of the author. It is a must for anyone trying to understand the complexities of this Man of History. I could not put it down and recommend it highly.
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