From The New York Times:
\r\nAmericans today are used to a particular narrative when it comes to Communist China. In the beginning, Maoist ideals provide the Chinese protagonists with comfort and hope. Eventually, though, ideals give way to suffering.
\r\nMy mother’s family escaped from mainland China just as the Communist Party came to power. Growing up, I was steeped in this narrative through my family’s stories. I opened Na Liu and Andrés Vera Martínez’s “Little White Duck: A Childhood in China” expecting to encounter it once again.
\r\n“Little White Duck” is a collection of eight autobiographical short stories from Liu’s own childhood, illustrated as comics by Martínez... (continue reading)
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