Tracing It Home: A Chinese Journey

by Lynn Pan

The critically acclaimed author of Sons of the Yellow Emperor provides a lyrical memoir of Shanghai during the 1940s and 1950s, as the lives of the author's grandfather and his heirs are set against the backdrop of the turbulence of a changing China.

Genres: China, Memoir

229 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Kyle Macleod · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice account of upper- class Chinese life during various modern periods of Chinese history. I enjoyed the description of Xinjiang labour camps for political prisoners.

[Belebe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read. Beautifully written.

[Shannon Wyss · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting, if not engrossing, book.

[Diane in Australia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars = Okay. I liked the book. It was worth reading.