An anarchist by temperament, the beautiful and talented Ding Ling attempted to find her way in the world alone. She had a few female friends and a few significant male others, but she rebelled against her family. Most importantly, she rebelled against the Chinese Communist Party to which she desperately hoped to belong. The first part of a comprehensive biography of the major 20th century Chinese author, Ding Ling, this work draws not only on her memoirs, but on numerous secondary sources,...
Looks at Ding Ling's life and work prior to the founding of the People's Republic of China.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1Clan and Kin12Mother, Daughter and Son73The May 4 Movement174Freedom, Golden Word!275Pin, My Love396The Movie Star517Miss Sophie558The Red and the Black659The Big Dipper7510Kidnapped!8911Bastion of Peace10712The Front Service Corps12113The New Democracy13514Scenes from Northern Shaanxi15515On the Sanggan River16716Travels to Europe185Conclusion201Notes203Selected Bibliography243Index253