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Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958–1962

Yang Jisheng · Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 2012

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Book
Author
Yang Jisheng
Accessed
2026-09-01
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ISBN 9780374277932. Abridged English translation of Mubei (Hong Kong, 2008) by a former Xinhua journalist; estimates about 36 million famine deaths. Banned in mainland China.

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EstablishedExcess deaths in China's Great Leap Forward famine of 1959–61 are estimated at between 16.5 and 45 million, depending on assumptions and methods.