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CTP (S3EJunSpecial3) From Bound Feet to Revolution: A Chinese Grandmother's Story
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CTP (S3EJunSpecial3) From Bound Feet to Revolution: A Chinese Grandmother's Story
Tong Ge shares her award-winning novel "The House Filler," the first in her China China Trilogy chronicling three generations of women in China from 1920-1966. Based on her grandmother's true story, this historical fiction follows Golden Phoenix, whose bound feet were one inch too large for ideal marriage prospects, forcing her to marry a widower 20 years her senior.
• Growing up in China before immigrating to Canada in the late 1980s as an international student
• The ancient Chinese tradition of foot binding that measured women's beauty by foot size
• Golden Phoenix's struggle as a "house filler" – a woman who marries a widower
• How her three sons ended up on opposite sides during China's civil war
• Tong Ge's 20-year writing journey as an English-language author
• Current censorship in China that prevents overseas Chinese from interacting with mainland residents on social media
• Awards recognition including winner of 2024 Independent Prize Award for New Fiction
• The upcoming continuation of her trilogy focusing on her parents' generation and her own pre-immigration story
Visit tong-ge.com for more information.
Chapters
1. Podcast Introduction and Host Welcome (00:00:00)
2. Meet Tong Ge: Origins and Background (00:02:55)
3. The House Filler: Book Introduction (00:08:36)
4. Chinese Cultural Traditions and Foot Binding (00:16:51)
5. China's Political Climate and Censorship (00:27:36)
6. Literary Journey and Book Awards (00:34:11)
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