by Chow Ching Lie · J'ai Lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782277118596
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«Le Palanquin des larmes» is the autobiographical account by Chow Ching Lie, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (384 pages, in French).
Chow Ching Lie recalls how, at thirteen, she is chosen for her beauty and given in marriage to the richest family in Shanghai. Between the weight of a despotic mother-in-law and the changes of Mao Zedong's revolutionary China, the author eventually makes her way as an international pianist.
Account collected by Georges Walter, with a foreword by Joseph Kessel. The work was originally published in 1975.
For readers of memoirs and non-fiction, as well as those interested in the history of China and stories of personal overcoming.
Chow Ching Lie was a Chinese-French writer and a classical pianist. The French film Le Palanquin des Larmes, based on her biography written by Georges Walter describes her early life as the child of a wealthy family, the difficulties she suffered after her arranged marriage at age 13, and her ultimate success as a musician.
