Bibliograph

A stone is most precious where it belongs, a memoir of Uyghur loss, exile and hope, Gulchehra Hoja

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Label

A stone is most precious where it belongs, a memoir of Uyghur loss, exile and hope, Gulchehra Hoja

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

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portraitsillustrationsplates

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A stone is most precious where it belongs

Responsibility statement

Gulchehra Hoja

Sub title

a memoir of Uyghur loss, exile and hope

Summary

This is the first major book to describe the fate of the Uyghur people. In it, Gulchehra describes her journey towards the truth about Uyghur life under Chinese rule in East Turkistan, from her early life, to her success as a television star; and her revelation of the reality about Communist rule; her flight to the US; and then, the fight of her life: to expose Beijing's terrible crimes against her people. Gulchehra Hoja is an extraordinary person, a woman who was willing to give up everything for her people. Her memoir takes us far beyond what the Chinese state wants the world to see, to reveal the beauty of East Turkistan and the ancient culture of its people

Target audience

adult

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