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A Memoir of Misfortune
by
Xiaokang Su
Su Xiaokang had faced calamity before: in 1989, after the Tiananmen Square massacre, he became the object of a government manhunt and was forced to flee China, leaving behind his wife and young son. Eventually his family was allowed to join him in exile in the United States, and he believed the worst was behind him. Then a terrible automobile accident left his wife, Fu Li,...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
December 18th 2007
by Vintage
(first published July 9th 2002)
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Excellent book. Seems to be too sad in places to want to finish. Very uplifting in the end. One thing I can never figure out about these Chinese writers. They always say, I don't know if I deserve the guilt I am feeling. I wonder always what that means to them. Why would you want to feel guilty? Great story about a true period of time for many people who were there in China during the uprising.
This is a pretty heavy book that can make you feel like shouldering some of the authors burden..I was impressed by his candor, especially concerning his spiritual quest,and his marriage. Su Xiaokang survived the Tiananmen Square massacre and began a new life in the U.S.-- Shortly after his wife and son reunite with him in America,they are in a terrible car crash that injures the entire family.Su's wife,Fu Li,sustains the greatest trauma and awakes from a coma with severe injury to her brain. Th...more
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