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Published by Crown, 2022
ISBN 10: 055341948XISBN 13: 9780553419481
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Published by Random House 2022-09-15, London, 2022
ISBN 10: 1784701491ISBN 13: 9781784701499
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by Crown, 2021
ISBN 10: 0553419463ISBN 13: 9780553419467
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. In his widely anticipated memoir, 'one of the most important artists working in the world today' (Financial Times) tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, the nation's most celebrated poet. 'An impassioned testament to the enduring powers of art--to challenge the state and the status quo, to affirm essential and inconvenient truths, and to assert the indispensable agency of imagination and will in the face of political repression.'--Michiko Kakutani Hailed as 'an eloquent and seemingly unsilenceable voice of freedom' by The New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last hundred years while also illuminating his artistic process. Once an intimate of Mao Zedong and the nation's most celebrated poet, Ai Weiwei's father, Ai Qing, was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as 'Little Siberia,' where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public toilets. Ai Weiwei recounts his childhood in exile, and his difficult decision to leave his family to study art in America, where he befriended Allen Ginsberg and was inspired by Andy Warhol. With candor and wit, he details his return to China and his rise from artistic unknown to art world superstar and international human rights activist--and how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime. Ai Weiwei's sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements include helping to design the iconic Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing. His political activism has long made him a target of the Chinese authorities, which culminated in months of secret detention without charge in 2011. Here, for the first time, Ai Weiwei explores the origins of his exceptional creativity and passionate political beliefs through his life story and that of his father, whose creativity was stifled. At once ambitious and intimate, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows offers a deep understanding of the myriad forces that have shaped modern China, and serves as a timely reminder of the urgent need to protect freedom of expression.
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Published by Crown, 2021
ISBN 10: 0553419463ISBN 13: 9780553419467
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 400 pages.
Published by Bodley Head, 2021. 9781847923509, 2021
ISBN 10: 184792350XISBN 13: 9781847923509
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
1st edn 6th printing. 8vo. Original black lettered grey cloth (minor marks on bottom page edges - otherwise near FIne), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not clipped). Pp. viii + 380, illus with b&w drawings in text and b&w and coloured plates (no inscriptions) [Englih translation from Chinese original].
Published by The Bodley Head, London 2021, 2021
ISBN 10: 184792350XISBN 13: 9781847923509
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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24.0 x 16.0cms, 384pp, b/w & colour illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper This memoir presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years along with his artistic process. It explores the origins of Ai Weiwei's creativity and politicial beliefs (along with is father's relationship with Mao Zedong).
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Published by Crown, 2021
ISBN 10: 0593241118ISBN 13: 9780593241110
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Crown, 2021. Signed by author on front endpage. Book has faint rubbing to covers. in excellent condition, clean and unmarked with tight binding, bright and unmarked pages; nearly as new. Dust jacket is in excellent condition, now in archival cover.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (2021). 8vo. 1st Edition. SIGNED by author. Slight shelfwear to boards. Slight shelfwear to d.j. A good clean copy. NF/NF. Author.
Published by Crown, New York, 2021
ISBN 10: 0553419463ISBN 13: 9780553419467
Seller: Underground Books, ABAA, Carrollton, GA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink to front flyleaf. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". viii, 380pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In Ai Weiwei's widely anticipated memoir, "one of the most important artists working in the world today" (Financial Times) tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, the nation's most celebrated poet. "With uncommon humanity, humbling scholarship, and poignant intimacy, Ai Weiwei recounts a life of courage, argument, defeat, and triumph. His is one of the great voices of our time."â"Andrew Solomon Hailed as "an eloquent and seemingly unsilenceable voice of freedom" by The New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last hundred years while also illuminating his artistic process. Once an intimate of Mao Zedong and the nation's most celebrated poet, Ai Weiwei's father, Ai Qing, was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as "Little Siberia," where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public toilets. Ai Weiwei recounts his childhood in exile, and his difficult decision to leave his family to study art in America, where he befriended Allen Ginsberg and was inspired by Andy Warhol. With candor and wit, he details his return to China and his rise from artistic unknown to art world superstar and international human rights activistâ"and how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime. Ai Weiwei's sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements include helping to design the iconic Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing. His political activism has long made him a target of the Chinese authorities, which culminated in months of secret detention without charge in 2011. Here, for the first time, Ai Weiwei explores the origins of his exceptional creativity and passionate political beliefs through his life story and that of his father, whose creativity was stifled. At once ambitious and intimate, Ai Weiwei's 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows offers a deep understanding of the myriad forces that have shaped modern China, and serves as a timely reminder of the urgent need to protect freedom of expression.(Publisher).
Published by The Bodley Head 2021, 2021
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
FIRST EDITION, super edition, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 380pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light bruising to front board, sl soiling & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing).
Published by Crown, 2021
ISBN 10: 0553419463ISBN 13: 9780553419467
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. *Autographed by author, Ai Weiwei.* Hardcover. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Signed.
Published by Bond Street Books, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2021
ISBN 10: 0385683197ISBN 13: 9780385683197
Seller: Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Edition, First Printing. pp. viii, 380. 8vo., measuring 6" x 9". Black boards, silver lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, in-text drawings, etc. No detectable flaws, contents and extremities without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in near fine, original, first-state, dustjacket. As new. In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei--one of the world's most famous artists and activists--tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. Hailed as "the most important artist working today" by the Financial Times and as "an eloquent and unsilenceable voice of freedom" by The New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years while illuminating his artistic process. Once an intimate of Mao Zedong, Ai Weiwei's father was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as "Little Siberia," where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public toilets. Ai Weiwei recounts his childhood in exile, and his difficult decision to leave his family to study art in America, where he befriended Allen Ginsberg and was inspired by Andy Warhol. With candor and wit, he details his return to China and his rise from artistic unknown to art world superstar and international human rights activist--and how his work has been shaped by living under a totalitarian regime. Ai Weiwei's sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements include helping to design the iconic Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing. His political activism has long made him a target of the Chinese authorities, which culminated in months of secret detention without charge in 2011. Here, for the first time, Ai Weiwei explores the origins of his exceptional creativity and passionate political beliefs through his own life story and that of his father, whose own creativity was stifled. At once ambitious and intimate, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows offers a deep understanding of the myriad forces that have shaped modern China, and serves as a timely reminder of the urgent need to protect freedom of expression.
Published by Crown, New York, 2021
ISBN 10: 0553419463ISBN 13: 9780553419467
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Crown, New York, 2021. First edition. First printing (with full number line including the 1). A very fine (as-new) copy in a very fine (as-new) jacket. A clean, tight copy with price ($32.00) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Gold "signed copy" sticker on front panel. This copy has been SIGNED by Weiwei on a tipped-in page (as pictured). Translated from the Chinese by Barr. A tight, beautiful copy of Weiwei's highly anticipated new memoir. Signed-Tipped. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bodley Head, London, 2021
ISBN 10: 184792350XISBN 13: 9781847923509
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. London, 2021. . First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A clean tight unread copy. Original publisher's price intact on front jacket flap. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector.