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Maîtres et esclaves
“Masters and Slaves” (title translated by AI)
Paul Greveillac (born 1981)
English editions
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Kewei, born in 1950 to Sichuan peasants, draws incessantly. During famine and collectivisation a Red Guard spares him from fieldwork and sends him to Beijing's art academy, away from his family, where as a Party member he rises to official painter.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 457 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical, Politics (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- China, 1950–1989
- First published
- 2018 by Gallimard
- Author's age
- 37 when first published
- ISBN
9782072797248 (original)
- More
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