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A Chinese Janus? Han Suyin’s Tightrope Walk between East and West (1917–2012)
During the Cold War, the Sino-Belgian writer Han Suyin was one of the People’s Republic of China’s most famous propagandists in the West. Originally known as an author of autobiographical romance novels, she used her renown to promote and defend Beijing’s radical politics from the 1950s to the 1990s. Her controversial analyses and her oratory skill attracted diverse audiences to her lectures throughout the world. This article investigates multiple facets of this charismatic figure and aims to deconstruct the public persona of Han Suyin in order to understand how she came to embody the political concept of “friendship with China.”
期刊介绍:
The Chinese Historical Review is a fully refereed and vigorously edited journal of history and social sciences that is published biannually. The journal publishes original research on the history of China in every period, China''s historical relations with the world, the historical experiences of the overseas Chinese, as well as comparative and transnational studies of history and social sciences. Its Forum section features interviews with leading scholars on issues concerning history and the historical profession. Its Book Reviews section introduces recent historical scholarship published in English, Chinese, and other languages. The journal is published on behalf of The Chinese Historians in the United States, Inc. (CHUS), which was established in 1987 and is an affiliated society of The American Historical Association (AHA) and The Association for Asian Studies (AAS). The journal began its publication in 1987 under the title Historian. In 1989 it was registered with the Library of Congress and began its publication as a refereed journal of history under the title Chinese Historians. It adopted the current title in 2004.