Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Bejing

Launch title for Barefoot Young Fiction Program. Publication in early summer ties in with Olympic Games. With Beijing set as the location, there is an unprecedented interest in China. Guo Yue grew up in Beijing at the time of the Cultural Revolution. The book is a semi-autobiographical account, based on the author's experiences. Afterword offers an explanation of what the Cultural Revolution meant for the author, his family and the Chinese people. Helen Cann has worked closely with the authors to create an authentic visual representation of Beijing as it wasin the 1960s.

Title - Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Bejing

Edition -

Author - Guo Yue,Clare Farrow

ISBN 13 - 9781846861130

Imprint - Barefoot Books Ltd

Publisher - Barefoot Books Ltd

Date Published - 01/09/2008

Prize -

No. of pages - 128

Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 135 x 210 x 16mm

Weight - g

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