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Do Not Say We Have Nothing
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE 2016SHORTLISTED FOR THE PARAGRAPHE HUGH MACLENNAN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016In Canada in 1991 ten-year-old Marie and her mother invite a guest into their home a young woman who has fled China in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests Her name is Ai-MingAs her relationship with Marie deepens Ai-Ming tells the story of her family in revolutionary China from the crowded teahouses in the first days of Chairman Mao's ascent to the Shanghai Conservatory in the 1960s and the events leading to the Beijing demonstrations of 1989 It is a history of revolutionary idealism music and silence in which three musicians the shy and brilliant composer Sparrow the
violin prodigy Zhuli and the enigmatic pianist Kai struggle during China's relentless Cultural Revolution to remain loyal to one another and to the music they have devoted their lives to Forced to re-imagine their artistic and private selves their fates reverberate through the years with deep and lasting consequences for Ai-Ming - and for MarieWritten with exquisite intimacy wit and moral complexity Do Not Say We Have Nothing magnificently brings to life one of the most significant political regimes of the 20th century and its traumatic legacy which still resonates for a new generation It is a gripping evocation of the persuasive power of revolution and its effects on personal and national identity and an unforgettable meditation on China today
violin prodigy Zhuli and the enigmatic pianist Kai struggle during China's relentless Cultural Revolution to remain loyal to one another and to the music they have devoted their lives to Forced to re-imagine their artistic and private selves their fates reverberate through the years with deep and lasting consequences for Ai-Ming - and for MarieWritten with exquisite intimacy wit and moral complexity Do Not Say We Have Nothing magnificently brings to life one of the most significant political regimes of the 20th century and its traumatic legacy which still resonates for a new generation It is a gripping evocation of the persuasive power of revolution and its effects on personal and national identity and an unforgettable meditation on China today
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