"1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows" - Ai Wewei
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"My Parents"
Description
An autobiography account of contemporary artist Ai Weiwei's childhood, which namely mentions his father's rebellion to the communist Chinese government, and how that affected his family.
Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: Pellucid Night
Chapter 2: Hearts are Burning
Chapter 3: Snow Falls on China's Land
Chapter 4: Toward the Sun
Chapter 5: The New Epoch
Chapter 6: The Gardener's Dream
Chapter 7: From Far Northeast to Far Northwest
Chapter 8: The World is Yours
Chapter 9: Freer than the Wind
Chapter 10: Democracy or Dictatorship?
Chapter 11: "New York, New York"
Chapter 12: Perspective
Chapter 13: Fake Design
Chapter 14: Fairytale
Chapter 15: Citizens' Investigation
Chapter 16: Disturbing the Peace
Chapter 17: River Crab Feast
Chapter 18: Eighty-One Days
Chapter 19: Living the Best Life we can
Chapter 2: Hearts are Burning
Chapter 3: Snow Falls on China's Land
Chapter 4: Toward the Sun
Chapter 5: The New Epoch
Chapter 6: The Gardener's Dream
Chapter 7: From Far Northeast to Far Northwest
Chapter 8: The World is Yours
Chapter 9: Freer than the Wind
Chapter 10: Democracy or Dictatorship?
Chapter 11: "New York, New York"
Chapter 12: Perspective
Chapter 13: Fake Design
Chapter 14: Fairytale
Chapter 15: Citizens' Investigation
Chapter 16: Disturbing the Peace
Chapter 17: River Crab Feast
Chapter 18: Eighty-One Days
Chapter 19: Living the Best Life we can
Bibliographic Citation
Ai, Weiwei. 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows : A Memoir. Translated by Allan Barr, New York, Crown, 2021.
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Chinese art
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Mandarin, English
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Memoir
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The student curator has determined that the book is within the fair use clause outlined in US Copyright Law Section 107, which determines that use for educational and noncommercial purposes is within fair use copyright.
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Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei, 1957-, “"1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows" - Ai Wewei,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed June 5, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2840.
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