Klaas Witbooi

Ideal book for a novelist of recent Chinese culture before the Communist revolution. In my view a bloody account of the time when Chinese people fought for recognition and acceptance in a predominant western view of how Chinese should be ruled. I treasure the commitment and dedication of a nation that wanted to shed the yoke of imperial domination by the West and from Russia. A pure masterpiece from Chairman Mao to have the vision of a true liberated nation within a Chinese identity of communism unique to the destiny of the Chinese people. The life of the mission priest was overwhelmed by the cause of the Chinese people to form a new order for China. The consequences of his tragic family seems to be unimportant to the audience as he became a symbol of the red revolution unwittingly through his participation and endurance. The mission priest becomes a different voice that authenticate the Chinese cause. His survival is a testimony of the humanity of the people that he became synonymous with their struggle. Their fight against the imperialist forces became his escape. Victory to the Red Army will be his victory too. He became romantically involved with the lover of one of the leaders. A child was conceived and it also offered a survival to his daughter as the woman took her as her child. The liberation and the transformation of China was spectacular and a symbol for unity and the common purpose of the Chinese people. Absolutely chilling account of how dedication to a common goal can unite a nation. Excellent reading a inside into past and modern China.