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Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He witnessed firsthand the catastrophic events that mao s dotage and paranoia sparked in a country that revered him as a demigod. He witnessed firsthand the catastrophic events that maos dotage and paranoia sparked in a country that revered him as a demigod. The private life of chairman mao li zhisui, li zhisui. Download the private life of chairman mao pdf ebook free. With the help of his wife, sorting out a big collection of notes and diaries, dr zhisui wrote the book memoirs of mao zedongs personal physician in. For most of these years, mao s health was excellent. Returning by train to beidaihe, mao was still excited.
Li had emigrated to the united states in the years after mao s death. The most revealing book ever published on mao, perhaps on any dictator in history. The private life of chairman mao by li zhisui the 555th. Li zhisui was an american educated doctor who became chairman maos personal physician for over twenty years. From 1954 until mao zedongs death twentytwo years later, dr. Some time in the 1950s, li zhisui gets a job in beijing as mao zedongs personal physician. The private life of chairman mao is a landmark biography, as fascinating as it is important to the understanding of modern china, and a must buy for. On a wooden bed beside his indoor swimming pool, the chairman lounged naked beneath an open terrycloth robe. Li vividly reconstructs his extraordinary experience at the center of mao s decadent. The bits about mao s lack of personal hygiene and his persistant womanising with nurses,or nubile members of pla propaganda troupes,are entertaining and fairly well known by now,and are confirmed by philip short,amongst others. A fascinating memoir of mao s personal physician dr.
I just finished reading this book for the second time and liked it even more than i did the first time. Zhisui li waited till he was safely in the usa before writing his memoir of his most famous patient. His depiction of living in an atmosphere of deranged terror,as. Li zhisui met mao zedong for the first time on april 25, 1955, late in the afternoon.
Dr lis book the private life of chairman mao painted an extraordinary fulllength. Li recorded many of these conversations in his diaries, as well as in his memory. For most of these years, maos health was excellent. Li zhisui was the chinese rulers personal physician, which put him in dailyand increasingly intimatecontact with mao and his inner circle. A lot is known of mao s life as leader and founding member of the communist party of chine. Gripping and sometimes terrifying first hand account of the private life of mao from the perspective of his personal physician for over 20 yrs, dr li zhisui. A fascinating memoir of maos personal physician dr. The private life of chairman mao from 1954 until mao zedongs death 22 years later. Li clarifies numerous longstanding puzzles, such as the true nature of maos feelings toward the united states and the soviet union. Li zhisui and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Feb 23, 2010 zhisui li spent more time with mao than perhaps any other person.
After maos death, dr zhisui and his wife moved to the us. Li zhisui, 75, who wrote memoir critical of mao the new. Li zhisui, the personal doctor of mao zedong whose recently published memoirs portrayed the chinese leader as a manipulative egomaniac with little tolerance of dissent and a. Li vividly reconstructs his extraordinary experience at the center of maos decadent.
More than you ever wanted to know about maos innards. In the private life of chairman mao he vividly reconstructs his extraordinary experience. The doctor had finished a busy day in his clinic, but mao was just starting his days work. I have no personal knowledge of that time or the people involved, but i do know a great deal about narcissistic personality disorder li called it neurasthenia, and i feel that the book is a very accurate descriptio. Actually, its not so much about getting a job, but more like hes being assigned a position whether he wants it or. The private life of chairman mao pdf tags online pdf the private life of chairman mao, read pdf the private life of chairman mao. Li zhisui, the late chairman mao s personal physician, must take an honoured place in the annals of china.
Li zhisui, the late chairman maos personal physician, must take an honoured place in the annals of china. The private life of chairman mao by li zhisui overdrive. Li zhisui was not only an author but he was one of the closest persons to mao. Li was born in beijing to affluent parents, in the year of the may fourth uprising. The biography was based on his recollection of journals he had kept. The united states is the original publication place of the book. The important aspect of the perspective this account has been recorded in is truly amazing considering the author, dr li, was chairman maos personal physician. The memoirs of mao s personal physician is a memoir by li zhisui, one of the physicians to mao zedong, former chairman of the communist party of china, which was first published in 1994. Li zhisui, the personal doctor of mao zedong whose recently published memoirs portrayed the chinese leader as a manipulative egomaniac with little tolerance of dissent and a penchant for young. The book he has written does not purport to be maos biography, but a simple and honest account of the years dr. Li zhisui was mao zedongs personal doctor rather than a historian, yet his book the private life of chairman mao has proved a popular and influential account of maos life and character. Nathan, columbia university from 1954 until mao zedongs death twentytwo years later, dr. Li zhisui 1919 february, 1995 was mao zedongs personal physician and confidante. Li zhisui, a retired physician and an author whose devastating 1994 biography of chinese leader mao tsetung generated a storm of controversy, died of a.
Li received his medical degree from the west union university medical school in sichuan province in 1945 and five. Zhisui li spent more time with mao than perhaps any other person. Pdf private life of chairman mao download full pdf book. Li, who has lived in the united states since 1988, has written the private life of chairman mao, a 663page memoir of the imperial court of mao that, in absolute contrast with the official. Pdf download the private life of chairman mao by li zhisui. Li, who has lived in the united states since 1988, has written the private life of chairman mao, a 663page memoir of the imperial court of mao that, in. Li zhisui was an american educated doctor who became chairman mao s personal physician for over twenty years. After mao s death, dr zhisui and his wife moved to the us. The private life of chairman mao by zhisui, li ebook. Dr zhisui was chairman mao s the former communist leader mao zedong personal physician throughout the entire period of mao s rule. Dr zhisui was chairman maos the former communist leader mao zedong personal physician throughout the entire period of maos rule. Li zhisui was the chinese rulers personal physician, which put him in almost daily and increasingly intimate contact with mao and his inner circle.
He was convinced that the problem of food production in china had been solved, that the country was now producing more food than the people could possibly eat. Li zhisui was the chinese rulers personal physician. The tyrant mao, as told by his doctor the new york times. The book describes the time during which li was mao s.
This is a truly amazing story of power, corruption and how intrigues, infighting and byzantine court politics affected the lives of hundreds of millions of people during the. The important aspect of the perspective this account has been recorded in is truly amazing considering the author, dr. Jan 01, 1994 a fascinating memoir of mao s personal physician dr. Li clarifies numerous longstanding puzzles, such as the true nature of mao s feelings toward the united states and the soviet union. Li zhisui, a retired physician and an author whose devastating 1994 biography of chinese leader mao tsetung generated a storm of controversy, died of a heart attack monday at his home in a.