Fragile Cargo Audiobook Libro.fm

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The gripping true story of the intrepid curators who saved Chinas art from the ravages of the SinoJapanese War and WW2

Fragile Cargo will share the asyetuntold story of the brave people who saved Chinas art from the ravages of the Second World War undertaking a perilous journey across the vast country in order to protect these fragile treasures After the end of the war and the beginning of the Communist regime the Forbidden City curators were each faced with a stark choice remain with their rescued artefacts in China or flee with them to Taiwan Depending on their choice the curators fates took startlingly different sometimes heartbreaking turns

Author and former BBC Beijing correspondent Adam Brookes draws on firsthand diary accounts and his own interviews with eyewitnesses to offer a new perspective on Chinas twentiethcentury history exploring the cultural social and political impact of the war and the Revolution on the countrys people and its art heritage

Adam Brookes 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022