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Sign up todayFragile Cargo
China’s Wartime Race to Save the Treasures of the Forbidden City
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Length
12 hours 23 minutes
Language
English
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The gripping true story of the intrepid curators who saved China's art from the ravages of the Sino-Japanese War and WW2
Fragile Cargo will share the as-yet-untold story of the brave people who saved China's art from the ravages of the Second World War, undertaking a perilous journey across the vast country in order to protect these fragile treasures. After the end of the war, and the beginning of the Communist regime, the Forbidden City curators were each faced with a stark choice: remain with their rescued artefacts in China, or flee with them to Taiwan. Depending on their choice, the curators' fates took startlingly different, sometimes heart-breaking turns.
Author and former BBC Beijing correspondent Adam Brookes draws on first-hand diary accounts and his own interviews with eyewitnesses to offer a new perspective on China's twentieth-century history, exploring the cultural, social and political impact of the war and the Revolution on the country's people and its art heritage.
© Adam Brookes 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Adam Brookes grew up in the UK and was a journalist with BBC News for many years. As a foreign correspondent he was based in Indonesia, China and the United States. Along the way he reported from many other countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea. He lives in Washington DC.
Adam Brookes grew up in the UK and was a journalist with BBC News for many years. As a foreign correspondent he was based in Indonesia, China and the United States. Along the way he reported from many other countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea. He lives in Washington DC.
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Narrator:
Adam Brookes
ISBN:
9781529197631
Length:
12 hours 23 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Random House
Publication date:
September 1, 2022
Edition:
Unabridged
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