Orphan Testimonies of the Great Chinese Famine Hong Kong 社會遽變，人生波折，或許會令人手足無措，甚至一時沮喪。這些時候，最渴望的不是什麼人的偉論連篇，而是返回日常給予的安慰。

社會遽變，人生波折，或許會令人手足無措，甚至一時沮喪。這些時候，最渴望的不是什麼人的偉論連篇，而是返回日常給予的安慰。

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从而勾勒出一幅生动多彩的日本近代中国学形成的历史图景。

十多年中，亚当·希金博特姆进行了数百小时的采访，以此为依托，辅之以往来书信、未发表的回忆录和新近解密的档案文件，他将那些灾难亲历者所目睹的一切，化成客观、冷静而又发人深省的叙述。由此得到的，是一本惊心动魄的非虚构杰作，一个比苏联传奇更复杂、更人性，也更恐怖的故事。

Orphan Testimonies of the Great Chinese Famine Hong Kong 社會遽變，人生波折，或許會令人手足無措，甚至一時沮喪。這些時候，最渴望的不是什麼人的偉論連篇，而是返回日常給予的安慰。From 1958 to 1960, China was gripped by one of the deadliest man made disasters in human history. Known as the Three Hard Years, this catastrophic famine claimed between 15 and 55 million lives. It was brought about by authoritarian industrial policies that led to social chaos and devastated the food supply. Once famine struck, strict information control by the communist party prevented news from reaching the outside world and hampered relief efforts.