Daughters of Mulan
Since the death of Mao, life in China has moved ten times faster than in the West. Ramshackle towns have become glittering metropolises, half a billion people have been lifted out of grinding poverty and brand-new millionaires strut their stuff. Beliefs about female sexuality are changing rather more slowly, however, and this is where Bettine Vriesekoop’s 'Daughters of Mulan' come in.
Non-FictionPrint
Original title
Dochters van Mulan
Author
Bettine Vriesekoop
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Empathetic social reportage about the troubled relationship between the sexes in China. Vriesekoop’s observations are candid and her writing finely tuned.
NRC Handelsblad
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Vriesekoop’s book is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about the position and sexuality of women in China. And it could not be more readable.
De Aziatische Tijger
Bettine Vriesekoop
Bettine Vriesekoop (b. 1961) was European table-tennis champion in 1982 and 1992. She ceased participating in high-level sport in 2002. Her many contacts with Chinese table-tennis players inspired her to study sinology at the University of Leiden, after which she became correspondent in China for NRC Handelsblad.