Anchee Min

The Cooked Seed: A Memoir Anchee Min “A wild, passionate and fearless American writer” (New York Times), Anchee Min is the author of Red Azalea, a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution, where Min spent time in a labor camp and was chosen for a lead role in a propagandist movie before the Mao communist regime collapsed. The book exists as “a powerful political as well as literary statement” (The New York Times Book Review). Min has since written six other works of historical fiction, including Becoming Madame Mao and Empress Orchid. Twenty years after the publication of Red Azalea, Min returns with the next chapter of her life story in The Cooked Seed, moving from the appalling deprivations of her birthplace to the sudden bounty of America, without language, money, or a clear path. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here

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Min’s sequel to Red Azalea, her 1994 memoir of growing up during China’s Cultural Revolution, looks back at her difficult early years in America. To learn English, Min watched Sesame Street; to make ends meet she worked five jobs at once. She married and divorced. But she also had a daughter she loved, published successful novels, and married again, happily this time.

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