1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

2021 memoir by Ai Weiwei 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir is a 2021 memoir by Ai Weiwei. Allan H. Barr is the translator of the English version. Crown published the book in the United States, and Bodley Head published the book in the United Kingdom.Russeth Andrew 2021-11-02 Fathers and Sons: Ai Weiwei’s “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows” https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/ai-weiwei-memoir-1000-years-of-joys-and-sorrows-1234608596/ 2023-11-13 ARTnews.com en-US The title refers to poetry done by Ai's father, Ai Qing. The book also chronicles similarities between the lives of Ai Qing and Ai Weiwei.Fan Jiayang https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/30/books/review/1000-years-of-joys-and-sorrows-ai-weiwei.html For His Father and His Son, Ai Weiwei Is Determined to Leave a Trace The New York Times 2021-10-30 2022-12-24 Background While he had been incarcerated, Ai decided to chronicle his own biography because he wanted to leave a record of his life for his child, especially as Ai Weiwei feared the Chinese government could try to remove other records related to his own life.Gaylord Joan https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2021/1220/For-Chinese-artist-Ai-Weiwei-memoir-as-resistance For Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, memoir as resistance Christian Science Monitor 2021-12-20 2022-12-24 Ai Weiwei also wrote the book as a way of resolving how he felt he had, in the words of Jiayang Fan of The New York Times, an "unbridgeable gap" with Ai Qing. Contents The memoir chronicles periods when Ai came into disputes with the Government of the People's Republic of China. Release The BBC hosted an audio reading done by Benedict Wong.BBC Radio 4 - 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00114cz https://web.archive.org/web/20211031160600/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00114cz 2021-10-31 2022-05-31 BBC en-GB Reception Joan Gaylord of the Christian Science Monitor described the book as "A fascinating biography" and "a testament to that creative spirit." Sean O'Hagan of The Guardian wrote that the book "is above all a story of inherited resilience, strength of character and self-determination."O'Hagan Sean https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/24/1000-years-of-joys-and-sorrows-by-ai-weiwei-review-a-life-of-dissent 1,000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei review – a life of dissent The Guardian 2021-10-24 2022-12-24 Publishers Weekly gave a starred review, and argued that the book "easily sits in the top tier of dissident writing."https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-553-41946-7 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir Publishers Weekly 2021-11-11 2022-12-24 Kirkus Reviews described it as "beautiful and poignant".https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ai-weiwei/1000-years-of-joys-and-sorrows/ 1000 YEARS OF JOYS AND SORROWS Kirkus Reviews 2021-11-02 2022-12-24 Kate Taylor of The Globe and Mail described the portions about Ai Qing as being "Perhaps the most gripping".Taylor Kate 12 November 2021 Ai Weiwei's new memoir, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows, examines the roots of the artist's lifelong rebellion en-CA The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-ai-weiwei-memoir-is-a-stolid-unbending-exploration-of-his/ 6 September 2022 See also List of works by Ai Weiwei References External links 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows - Penguin Random House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwWmpqRPvAk Ai Weiwei on writing his family history in new memoir: "I kind of feel I can disappear anytime" CBS Mornings 2021-11-12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KxlI0BHSNg Ai Weiwei: Sharing His and His Father's Stories & The Problems with Communist China The Daily Show 2011-11-17 - Video on the website of Comedy Central https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALCsZKXU_W4 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei Penguin Books South Africa 2021-04-23 Category:Books about China Category:2021 non-fiction books Category:Chinese memoirs Category:2020s memoirs