"Socialism Is Great!" A Worker's Memoir of the New China

With a great charm and spirit,"Socialism Is Great!"recounts Lijia Zhang's rebellious journey from disillusioned factory worker to organizer in support of the Tiananmen Square demonstrators, to eventually become the writer and journalist she always determined to be. Her memoir is like a brilliant miniature illuminating the sweeping historical forces at work in China after the Cultural Revolution as the country moved from one of stark repression to a vibrant, capitalist economy.

Lijia Zhang’s journalism has appeared in the Independent (London), The Washington Times, and Newsweek. She is a regular commentator on BBC Radio and NPR. She lives in Beijing.