Zha Jianying’s third installment of her five-part memoir, Trains: A Chinese Family History of Railway Journeys, Exile, and Survival is here. This part details the devastating impact of the Anti-Rightist Campaign and the Cultural Revolution on her family, particularly her grandfather and uncle, who were persecuted for expressing critical opinions. It also explores the author’s experiences as a student in the US and Europe, contrasting her family’s history with the romanticized views of Maoism held by some Western intellectuals.
