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Maos Last Dancer A Book by Li Cunxin In a small desperately poor village in northeast China a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk interested more in the birds outside than in Chairman Maos Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that day some strange men come to his school Madame Maos cultural delegates. They are looking for young peasants to mould into faithful guards of Chairman Maos great vision for China. This is the true story of how that one moment in time by the thinnest thread of a chance changed the course of a small boys life in ways that are beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady movie stars and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star Maos last dancer and the darling of the West. Product Details Paperback Book Author Li Cunxin Genre Biography Publisher Penguin ISBN 9780670040247
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