Karoline Kan is a former New York Times reporter who writes about millennial life and politics in China. She's currently an editor at China Dialogue. She lives in Beijing.
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"Under Red Skies is a beautiful look at the struggles of China's
fast-changing society. In Karoline's inspiring and heartfelt
stories of her family, she voices how much Chinese people have
overcome. This book should be read by people from all corners of
the world if they want to know the real story of China."--Xinran,
author of The Good Women of China
"[Kan is] an eloquent, restrained and gripping
writer."--TruthDig
"[Kan] has written the gripping autobiography of a generation--and
a superpower--caught between tradition and ambition."--The
Economist
"[Kan] is a clear and straightforward writer, walking readers
through her own life and that of her family... An impressive
[story]."--Asian Review of Books
"A fascinating memoir about three generations of Chinese women.
Whereas classics like Wild Swans end with the Cultural Revolution,
Under Red Skies picks up where Jung Chang leaves off in this look
at contemporary Chinese life and history as it changes before our
eyes."
--Lijia Zhang, author of Socialism is Great! A Worker's Memoir of
The New China
"A heartfelt introduction into China's recent history -- and a rare
firsthand dispatch from its millennial generation....For those
seeking to understand the future of China and U.S.-China relations,
voices like hers are an essential part of the conversation."--The
Wall Street Journal
"A remarkable multigenerational memoir that clearly explores 'the
real China-its beauty and ugliness, the weird and familiar, the
joyful and sad, progressive and backward at the same
time.'"--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"At first glance, Karoline Kan's Under Red Skies is a simple
coming-of -age story. A young girl from a poor family grows up,
goes to university, falls in love and gets her heart broken
(repeatedly), and finally triumphs as a journalist. But contained
within is a sharply observed critique of all that is dysfunctional
in Chinese society. You can learn more about modern China through
this compulsively readable memoir than from many weightier
tomes."--Barbara Demick, National Book Award finalist and author of
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
"It's enjoyable to get to know Kan on the page; she tells moving
family tales as well as poignant personal stories, and serves as an
engagingly candid guide to the fascinating generation she is a part
of. She and they have faced the distinct challenge of coming of age
as their country experiences its own dizzying
transformations."--New York Times
"Kan presents an engaging debut memoir that would make an excellent
book club choice."--Library Journal
"Karoline Kan's Under Red Skies is an engrossing account of a
rapidly changing China seen through the eyes of an imaginative,
ambitious young woman... An intimate coming-of-age story, this book
should be read by anyone seeking to understand the aspirations and
frustrations of young people in China today."--Leta Hong Fincher,
author of Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in
China
"Karoline Kan's intimate portrait of growing up in contemporary
China opens a new window onto a country going through
lightning-fast change."--Edward Wong, International Correspondent
and Former Beijing Bureau Chief, The New York Times
"Poignant, humane, and insightful, [Under Red Skies] brings the
extraordinary story of the last fifty years in China vividly alive.
The Kan family's struggles to survive and prosper through many
adversities, largely inflicted on them by government, are a moving
testament to the resilience and determination of three generations
of women."--Isabel Hilton, OBE, founder of China Dialogue and
author of The Search for the Panchen Lama
"Razor sharp... [this book is a] coherent explanation of the
dizzying changes that have affected daily life in contemporary
China."--The South China Morning Post
"Stunning."--Remotelands.com
"Vivid and humane, Karoline Kan's memoir of coming of age in China
is richly revealing and contemporary, shaped both by the pain of
history and the hope for the future - at turns bold and vulnerable,
like China itself."--Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author
of Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New
China and New Yorker staff writer
"With her revealing and introspective account of growing up in
post-1989 China, Kan fills a void in contemporary literature on the
country. While the profound societal shakeup that unfolded during
that period has left everyone of her generation with a remarkable
story, few have possessed such skill and courage in telling
theirs."--Eric Fish, author of China's Millennials: The Want
Generation
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