Jung Chang - Living through Cultural Revolution and the Crimes of Mao
Dwarkesh Podcast
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This chapter recounts a personal journey through Mao's reign, highlighting the trials faced by the speaker's parents and the dramatic shift from a life of privilege to one of hardship during the Cultural Revolution. It details the speaker's transformation from a sheltered childhood to becoming a peasant and untrained doctor, ultimately seizing the chance to learn English as China opened up to the global community.
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