Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface to the Fifteenth Anniversary Edition xi
4. Author's Note xvii
5. 1. A Strange Gift from the Pig Farm 1
6. 2. Old Monkey Monster 8
7. 3. Nainai's Story Turned into a Nightmare 16
8. 4. Nainai Failed Her Ancestors 24
9. 5. Why Did Father Join the Revolution? 31
10. 6. Second Uncle Was a Paper Tiger 38
11. 7. The Chinese CIA 50
12. 8. When Famine Hit 58
13. 9. A Vicious Girl 66
14. 10. Aunty's Name Was Chastity 74
15. 11. Beijing 101 Middle School 87
16. 12. The Hero in My Dreams 101
17. 13. At the Center of the Storm 115
18. 14. Red Guards Had No Sex 130
19. 15. Semi-transparent Nights 146
20. 16. "The Hero, Once Departed, Will Never Come Back" 159
21. 17. In a Village, Think, Feel, and Be a Peasant 174
22. 18. "The Tree May Wish to Stand Still, but the Wind Will Not Subside" 188
23. 19. Death of a Hero: Nainai's Last Story 200
24. 20. Remorse 217
25. 21. Friends and Others 233
26. 22. My First Love, a Big Mistake? 245
27. 23. What Have I Lost? What Have I Gained? 261
28. 24. Epilogue 274