Victims of the Cultural Revolution
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- 2004 (Chinese, Open Books, Hong Kong)
- 2023 (English, Oneworld Publications, United Kingdom)
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| Author | Wang Youqin |
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| Language | English, Chinese |
| Subject | Cultural Revolution |
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| Pages | 592 |
| ISBN | 9780861542239 |
Victims of the Cultural Revolution: Testimonies of China's Tragedy is a book by Chinese historian Wang Youqin on the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966 – 1976).[1][2] The book documents detailed stories of hundreds of individuals who were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution.[2][3] The book was originally published in Chinese in 2004 in Hong Kong,[3][4] and was later updated and published by Oneworld Publications in 2023 after being translated into English by Stacy Mosher.[1][2]
After the Chinese Cultural Revolution ended, Wang Youqin spent decades interviewing survivors of the Revolution and collecting historical details.[3][4][5] In 2004, the Chinese version of her book (Victim of the Cultural Revolution—An Investigative Account of Persecution, Imprisonment and Murder) was published in Hong Kong by Open Books (开放出版社), detailing stories of 659 victims of the Cultural Revolution, including that of Bian Zhongyun, the first education worker who was beaten to death by Red Guards during the "Red August" of Beijing in 1966.[3][5][6][7] In addition, the book also contains some historical details of other political movements during Mao Zedong's rule of China, such as the Anti-Rightist Campaign.[8]
In 2023, the English version of Wang's book (Victims of the Cultural Revolution: Testimonies of China's Tragedy) was published by Oneworld Publications.[1][2] Wang Youqin and translator Stacy Mosher rearranged and updated the original Chinese version of the book.[1] It was reported that Wang Youqin had interviewed approximately 1,000 people.[9][5]