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Sons of Heaven is an epic novel set against the backdrop of one of modern history's most haunting events: the Tiananmen Square Massacre. In June 1989, the world watched in horror as China's military was mobilized to suppress a student movement that stood for peaceful democracy. Hundreds were killed; others say thousands. No one knows for sure.
But the image that remains most powerful is that of a lone young man, looking confused yet terribly brave, as he held his ground before a rolling line of tanks. Who was he, and why did he do what he did? No one has ever been able to determine his identity or fate. Within the pages of Sons of Heaven, in a stunning blend of history and fiction, Terrence Cheng has vividly created a life for this young hero and given him a voice.
Cheng imagines the young man's life as he goes away to America to complete his education. He falls in love with a beautiful young American girl who opens up to him a free life filled with opportunity. When he returns to China he is embittered and disillusioned; only the potential for political change seems to revive him. Also unraveled is the story of the young man´s older brother, an ardent member of the Red Army, who is ordered to capture his little brother. In the end, their political differences turn deadly. On one level this is a novel of history as played out in modern China, but first and foremost, it is about the universal ties of family and the difficult process of boys learning to become men.
Also under scrutiny is the life and history of Deng Xiaoping, China's leader who is suspected of giving the final orders to turn the People's Army against its own people. What historicaland political factors affected his decisions that fateful summer? Was Deng the monster that the world made him out to be?
A revolving narrative of family, faith, and courage, Sons of Heaven braids the lives of peasants and soldiers, politicians and gods. It is a powerful novel of one of the most memorable and moving moments of our time.
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Mohammed Adam
reviewed Sons of Heaven: A Novel on November 06, 2007
Sons of Heaven: A Novel
I stumbled across this book rather by accident but decided to read it because it looked somewhat compelling. This is a novel containing a fictionalized account of the Tiananmen Square incident. The story itself is told through the eyes of 3 different people so you get more of a whole perspective. We hear the story through the dissident protester (younger brother), through the soldier called into Beijing to help squash the rebellion (older brother) and through the eyes of the old Chinese ruler Deng Xiaoping. The younger brother Xiao Di has more liberal views and even attended college in America. While returning to Beijing he got caught up in some protests that had dire effects for him when the state dept. learned of his identity. His older brother Lu is a solider in the army and seems to be somewhat mentally facile, more or less doing what he's told and never really questioning that his orders may not be best for the people. Deng is shown as a semi-retired old man who doesn't quite understand how the people could doubt that he acted in their best interests and why they would want to cause a disturbance with the way things are presently. After all, aren't things better now than they were in the past? It's obvious while reading this book that the Author Cheng has done quite a bit of research. I felt that the book kept me interested in reading to see how events would turn out and also gave me a somewhat fresh perspective on how difficult and trying life can be under a state-controlled regime. It made me think of how we should all appreciate the freedoms and rights we've been granted in the United States. You also come to understand the reasons why the ruler Deng Xiaoping acts as he does even if you don't quite support his thoughts or ideas. All-in-all I was pleasantly surprised with this book. It reads pretty quickly and I would recommend it. I hope this author continues to improve and give us more works in the future.
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