Tag: Communism
The Vagrants
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/05/20/the-vagrants/
Title: The Vagrants Author: Yiyun Li Publisher: Random House, February 2009 Summary: The Vagrants takes place in the town of Muddy River in China during the late 1970s. The focus of the story is the execution of Gu Shan as a counterrevolutionary and the...
Valeria’s Last Stand
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/05/06/valerias-last-stand/
Title: Valeria’s Last Stand Author: Marc Fitten Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, April 2009 Summary: This is a lighthearted love story featuring an unexpected romantic couple. Valeria is a 68 year old spinster living in the quaint Hungarian town of Zivatar. Valeria endured heartbreak as a young...
When Skateboards Will Be Free
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/04/16/when-skateboards-will-be-free/
Title: When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir of a Political Childhood Author: Said Sayrafiezadeh Summary: In his debut memoir, Sayrafiezadeh describes his childhood in the Socialist Workers Party. Even after her husband leaves her to foment revolution in his native Iran, Said’s mom,...