A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs
by Adeline Yen Mah
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Author: Adeline Yen MahEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-08
ISBN: 0060006390
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: HarperOne
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Book Review: Insightful reading about Chinese culture and history
Summary: 5 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and so did the rest of my family (spouse and kids). The author cleverly weaves her life's story in with Chinese proverbs and their meanings. Being Chinese but not being able to read Chinese, I have always felt a loss for knowing and understanding the many Chinese proverbs that I've heard my parents and older relatives recite. This book partially makes up for that gap. I had not known most of the proverbs cited, but had heard a few before, so it was great to expand my repetoire. One note of caution relates to the multiple layers of meanings for these proverbs. Based on the description and explanation in the book, I took away an interpretation of one of the proverbs and was going to use that to illustrate a point that I wanted to make in a public presentation. Good thing I checked first with a native speaker who is much more informed about the proverb than I. He explained that the deeper meaning of this proverb is completely different than what I had thought. I would have inadvertently made a very different and unintended meaning had I not known this. So neophytes beware.
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