by Chow Ching Lie · tapa dura · ISBN 9782738202390
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«Le palanquin des larmes» is the autobiographical account by Chow Ching Lie, published by Hachette Littérature in hardcover (366 pages, in French).
In this autobiographical account, Chow Ching Lie evokes her life in twentieth-century China: married at thirteen to a wealthy man to whom her family has handed her over, she witnesses the country's upheavals under Mao and, despite pressure from an authoritarian mother-in-law, eventually makes her way as an international pianist.
The work, originally published in 1975, is narrated by Georges Walter and includes a foreword by Joseph Kessel.
Suitable for readers of memoirs and for those seeking testimonies on the history of twentieth-century China.
Chow Ching Lie was a Chinese-French writer and a classical pianist. The French film Le Palanquin des Larmes, based on her biography written by Georges Walter describes her early life as the child of a wealthy family, the difficulties she suffered after her arranged marriage at age 13, and her ultimate success as a musician.
