Cunxin Li Knihy

One day, not so very many years ago, a small peasant boy was chosen to study ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy. His mother urged him to take this chance of a lifetime. But Li was only eleven years old and he was scared and lonely, pushed away from all that he had ever known and loved. He hated the strict training routines and the strange place he had been brought to. All he wanted to do was go home – to his mother, father and six brothers, to his own small village. But soon Li realised that his mother was right. He had the chance to do something special with his life – and he never turned back . . . Visit the official Mao's Laster Dancer Movie website maoslastdancermovie.com

"This true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy, who at the age of ten was plucked unsuspectingly from millions of others across the landato beatrained as a ballet dancer, is a fairytale that has captivated children and adults alike. Li tells his story with disarming simplicity and charm, with humour and compassion, and here he speaks directly to the small child, his special audience. He has a personal story to tell you, and he begins by introducing you to the land of his childhood, and to his beloved father, and to a small child who was once Li himself- he tells us of that boy growing up in hardship, yet with love and affection, as he shares with us the lives of his large family, the special stories in his life, the inspiring teachers, the experiences and moments he will never forget. "

"Maos letzter Tänzer" erzählt die autobiografische Geschichte von Li Cunxin, einem jungen Chinesen, der aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen stammt und an Madame Maos Ballettakademie ausgebildet wird. Das Buch beschreibt eindringlich sein Leben im kommunistischen China, seine Leidenschaft für den Tanz und die politischen Herausforderungen, die seine Rückkehr in die Heimat verhindern.