Egg on Mao: The Story of an Ordinary Man Who Defaced an Icon and Unmasked a Dictatorship (edition 2009)

by Denise Chong (Author)

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Every day throughout his young life, Lu Decheng is reminded of the bullying and submission that are Mao's legacy. Inspired by the growing student protest in Tiananmen Square, Decheng, at 25 years of age, travels to Beijing, believing that this may be the only chance in his lifetime for the Chinese people to embrace democracy, to reclaim dignity and decency in their lives. In an epic tale that takes the reader back to before the revolution through a heart-rending love story to Decheng's release after nine years in prison, Egg On Mao paints a portrait of stunning depth.… (more)

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Title:	Egg on Mao: The Story of an Ordinary Man Who Defaced an Icon and Unmasked a Dictatorship
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An excellent chronicle of three extremely brave souls who defied and continue to defy the utterly flawed (Anything But)People's Republic. An entire race of 1.3b that has been conditioned and beaten to submission.

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kkhambadkone | Jan 17, 2016 |

In May, 1989 the Chinese government declared martial law against the student protest being held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Three young men wanted to widen the student's protest to include a pro-democracy stance. After their approaches to the student leaders failed they decided to take action to bring attention to their democratic beliefs, knowing they could be arrested and imprisoned. They threw eggs full of paint at the large picture of Mao hanging in the Square. Canadian author Denise Chong was approached by Random House to write this important book on human rights in 2007, once the three men and their immediate families were safe in Canada and the United States. Highly recommended. (

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Every day throughout his young life, Lu Decheng is reminded of the bullying and submission that are Mao's legacy. Inspired by the growing student protest in Tiananmen Square, Decheng, at 25 years of age, travels to Beijing, believing that this may be the only chance in his lifetime for the Chinese people to embrace democracy, to reclaim dignity and decency in their lives. In an epic tale that takes the reader back to before the revolution through a heart-rending love story to Decheng's release after nine years in prison, Egg On Mao paints a portrait of stunning depth.

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