Weijian Shan'sOut of the Gobiis a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books on China of our time, one with the potential to re-shape how Americans view China, and how the Chinese view life in America.
Shan, a former hard laborer who is now one of Asia's best-known financiers, is thoughtful, observant, eloquent, and brutally honest, making him well-positioned to tell the story of a life that is a microcosm of modern China, and of how, improbably, that life became intertwined with America.Out of the Gobidraws a vivid picture of the raw human energy and the will to succeed against all odds.
Shan only finished elementary school when Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution tore his country apart. He was a witness to the brutality and absurdity of Mao's policies during one of the most tumultuous eras in China's history. Exiled to the Gobi Desert at age 15 and denied schooling for 10 years, he endured untold hardships without ever giving up his dream for an education. Shan's improbable journey, from the Gobi to the "People's Republic of Berkeley" and far beyond, is a uniquely American success story - told with a splash of humor, deep insight and rich and engaging detail.
This powerful and personal perspective on China and America will inform Americans' view of China, humanizing the country, while providing a rare view of America from the prism of a keen foreign observer who lived the American dream.
Says former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen: "Shan's life provides a demonstration of what is possible when China and the United States come together, even by happenstance. It is not only Shan's personal history that makes this book so interesting but also how the stories of China and America merge in just one moment in time to create an inspired individual so unique and driven, and so representative of the true sprits of both countries."
这本书是作者人生前半段的回忆录,作者是山东烟台人。很小时随父母到了北京,家住在台基厂,父亲是海关总署的,母亲是外贸部的,小的时候生活不错,后来赶上了大跃进,又后来发生了文化大革命,作为知情上山下乡,去了内蒙古戈壁滩,一干就是6年,书中大部分内容写的是他在戈壁...
评分###看书之前不知道作者是什么来头。插队干活的故事可能大部分那一代人都很类似,但之后抓住一切机会变成新中国第一代伯克利phd真的很不容易,特别是考虑到他是小学学历而且大学学的也是文科的外语,甚至觉得文章里淡化了他的自我努力。然后他在学习之外的一些为人处事也挺值得借鉴,比如当排球裁判提高存在感,或者是广结朋友最后到了关键时刻很用得上。书里语言虽然淳朴,但是能看出他一点不骄傲,总是很虚心和感恩
评分 评分##幸亏有下乡经历作为铺垫,流水似的枯燥记叙方式被增色不少,笔者的文笔实在一般.
评分##终于读完。没想到是这么认真的一本回忆录,从大跃进写起,用个人经历写中国的历史进程。很多细节的描写和故事看起来匪夷所思,但给我这样以前只能从历史书上看到一些只言片语的人很多有意思的视角。单伟健无疑是努力的,在戈壁也要坚持读书听英文广播,别人劳动纷纷偷懒他还坚持,为了被推选上大学主动去和别人搞好关系,去了美国还要无比努力拿A。能在困境中保持对自己的高要求,对人生敢于选择未知和跳出舒适圈,大佬之所以为大佬,不是没有道理。
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