"1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows" - Ai Wewei

"My Parents"

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.

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

Ai, Weiwei. 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows : A Memoir. Translated by Allan Barr, New York, Crown, 2021.

Chinese art

Mandarin, English

Memoir

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Ai Weiwei