is a highly controversial but undeniably fascinating memoir written by Dr. Li Zhisui, who served as the personal physician to the Chinese dictator from 1954 until Mao’s death in 1976.

Book review: “The Private Life of Chairman Mao” | by Zak Jost

First-person eyewitness account by a member of Mao's highly guarded inner circle

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is a highly controversial but undeniably fascinating memoir written by Dr. Li Zhisui, who served as the personal physician to the Chinese dictator from 1954 until Mao’s death in 1976.

Book review: “The Private Life of Chairman Mao” | by Zak Jost The Private Life of Chairman Mao

First-person eyewitness account by a member of Mao's highly guarded inner circle is a highly controversial but undeniably fascinating memoir