1922

Rao Pingru  饶平如 was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province in Southeastern China.

1940

He joined the National Revolutionary Army.

1948

1958

He was sent to rehabilitation in the countryside, Anhui Province.

1980

2008

On the death of his wife, who was very affected, he decided to write down in words

and drawings, all their memories in common, to make the past known to his children

and grandchildren. These albums classified by year, which were intended for the family

circle will soon make around China, because one of his granddaughters posted one

of his watercolors on Weibo, the Chinese twiter. A Chinese publisher then asked him

to make a book out of it.

He lives in the apartment of one of his sons in the suburbs of Shanghai.

Danièle Sicard

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From his early childhood to his marriage, his involvement in the army,  his twenty years

of re-education which separated him from his wife who had to raise their children alone

to Meitang illness, and her death, he tells their story, which is both tender and serious,

with a sense of detail and anecdote, showing the importance of everyday life and

traditions.

His text is embellished with simple drawings in ink and watercolour, whose freshness

delights us.

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Worldwide release

2013

2017

France 19.01  at éditions du Seuil  

Then Spain, Italy, Great Britain, the Netherlands, South Korea and the United Kingdom

the United States at Pantheon Book Pantheon Books.

2017

26.09 29.09  International meetings of the Angoulême Comics Festival : 44th edition

Rao Pingru is the guest of honor.

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 Rao Pingru  饶平如  -  Mom's helping us put together a lantern-lion

Rao Pingru  饶平如  -  Excellent spring onion pancakes

Rao Pingru  饶平如  - We often went to Hubin Park to get fresh air

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