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Jan 1, 2001 · 2,737 ratings255 reviews. Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer. Da Chen was born in 1962, in the Year of Great Starvation.
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Feb 1, 2000 · COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN. by Da Chen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, 2000. bookshelf. shop now. A moving evocation of life in a remote village in China in the 1960s and ’70s.
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Jan 16, 2001 · 4.6 193 ratings. See all formats and editions. Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer. Da Chen was born in 1962, in the Year of Great Starvation.
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Jan 16, 2001 · Colors of the Mountain by Da Chen. Publication Date: January 16, 2001; Paperback: 320 pages; Publisher: Anchor; ISBN-10: 0385720602; ISBN-13: 9780385720601
Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer. Da Chen was...
- Da Chen
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2001
- 0385720602, 9780385720601
- Colors of the Mountain
Colors of the Mountain is the story of Da Chen's coming of age in post revolutionary, rural China. The son of a family of "landlords", a despised class in China at this time, the book is semi autobiographical and is an inspirational tale of prevailing against long odds.
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Feb 8, 2000 · Colors of the Mountain is a story of triumph, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love. The young Da Chen is part Horatio Alger, part Holden Caul-field; he befriends a gang of young hoodlums as well as the elegant, elderly Chinese Baptist woman who teaches him English and opens the door to a new life.