![]() ![]() ![]() She earned a degree in English and American literature and taught English in China. ![]() ![]() Because of the family’s difficulties, Compestine was sent to live with her grandparents. Her family was considered “bourgeois”, so the Red Guard took her family’s belongings and her father was put in jail twice. The book has been featured on several lists, such as the 2008 American Library Association’s (ALA) Best Books for Young Readers, and Publishers Weekly’s best children’s books for 2007.Ĭompestine was born and raised in Wuhan, China. Over the course of four years, Ling manages to grow and blossom, even as she suffers more horrors than many people face in a lifetime.Ĭompestine, who is also a television host and chef, has written “Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party” based on her life growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. In an atmosphere of increasing mistrust, Ling fears for the safety of her neighbors and, soon, for herself and family. In this novel, nine-year-old Ling is very comfortable in her life her parents are both dedicated surgeons in the best hospital in Wuhan.īut when Comrade Li, one of Mao’s political officers, moves into a room in their apartment, Ling begins to witness the gradual disintegration of her world. Translated by Farideh Khorrami, the 2007 book has been published by Peydayesh. TEHRAN – Chinese-American author Ying Chang Compestine’s novel “Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party” has been published in Persian. ![]()
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