· Overview. Begun by the author when he was eighty-seven years old and mourning the loss of his wife, Our Story is a graphic memoir like no other: a celebration of a marriage that spanned the twentieth century in China, told in vibrant, original paintings and prose. Rao Pingru was twenty-four-year-old soldier when he was reintroduced to Mao Meitang, a girl he’d known in childhood and now Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Our Story is Pingru and Meitang’s epic but unassuming romance. It follows the couple through the decades, in both poverty and good fortune—looking for work, opening a restaurant, moving cities, mending shoes, raising their children, and being separated for seventeen years by the government when Pingru is sent to a labor camp/5(38). · Our Story. A Memoir of Love and Life in China. By Rao Pingru (Pantheon; pages; $30)Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.
A graphic memoir recounts a quiet life amid cultural upheaval. Pingru, 95, makes his literary debut with a charming memoir illustrated with his own evocative watercolors, chronicling his life in China from to , the year his beloved wife died. The son of a lawyer, the author grew up in a close-knit family that valued tradition. Buy Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China 01 by Pingru, Rao, Harman, Nicky (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Begun by the author when he was eighty-seven years old and mourning the loss of his wife, Our Story is a graphic memoir like no other: a celebration of a marriage that spanned the twentieth century in China, told in vibrant, original paintings and prose. Rao Pingru was twenty-four-year-old soldier when he was reintroduced to Mao Meitang, a girl hersquo;d known in childhood and now the woman.
And so at the age of eighty-eight, in an outpouring of love and grief, Pingru began to paint. Our Story is a memorial to Pingru and Meitang’s epic romance, told through Pingru’s exquisitely detailed paintings and handwritten notes. We see Pingru and Meitang through the decades, through both poverty and good fortune, and as they grow so too does China: the nation undergoing political turmoil and seismic cultural change. Rao Pingru (Chinese: 饶平如; November – 4 April ) was a Chinese comic book author who wrote the autobiographical love memoir Our Story. [ citation needed ] Contents. Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China. Hardcover – 14 May by Rao Pingru (Author) out of 5 stars. 38 ratings. See all formats and editions. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Try again. Amazon Price.
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