Private Life Of Chairman Mao

The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician

Zhisui Li

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Lithuanian

Arrow
03 May 1996

Biography: historical, political & military; History; Asian history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Marxism & Communism; Central government

A landmark political biography and personal memoir providing an unprecedented insight into the private life of one of history's most infamous political figures; a dictator placed alongside Adolf Hitler and Robert Mugabe, Chairman Mao was the Communist founder and political leader of The People's Republic of China.

For the first time, here is the extraordinary true story of one of the most powerful men, and ruthless dictators, who ever lived.

Mao Zedong had control over more people for a longer period than any other leader in history. In this intimate biography we learn not only about the imperial grandeur of his life in a country racked by poverty and the vicious infighting at his court, but also about his extraordinary personal habits that equal those of deceased Korean supreme leader, Kim Jong Il, another infamous and idiosyncratic dictator, equally deified and worshipped by his followers- Mao's teeth turned black because he would only brush them with tea; he hardly ever bathed but then received Krushchev in his swimming pool where he obliged the Soviet President to join him. Li's revealing account also chronicles Mao's voracious sexual appetite that led to the seduction of thousands of peasant women because he believed in the mythical healing power of sex.

Zhisui Li spent more time with Mao than perhaps any other person. He witnessed first-hand the catastrophic events that Mao's dotage and paranoia sparked in a country that revered him as a demi-god. The Private Life of Chairman Mao is a landmark biography, as fascinating as it is important to the understanding of modern China, and a must buy for fans of Wild Swans.

By: Zhisui Li
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 47mm
Weight: 502g
ISBN: 9780099648819
ISBN 10: 0099648814
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 03 May 1996
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Language: Lithuanian
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Private Life Of Chairman Mao: The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician

Li is Mao's Boswell * Irish Times * A unique political and historical autobiography of inestimable worth, an astounding chronicle of human weakness, political intrigue and corruption and the near destruction of a great nation by a great ego -- Martin Booth One of the most vivid descriptions of a dictator ever written * The Times * A classic . . . I see Dr. Li as the Tacitus of modern China -- Hugh Trevor-Roper