One of The New Yorker ’s Best Books of the Year A Harvard student from China discovers the
fraught hidden history of the Tiananmen Square massacre in this powerful novel of protest and
suppression from the National Book Award–winning author. When the Chinese premier visits
Harvard international student Pei Lulu encounters a lone protester who will drastically
change her understanding of the People's Republic and her own place in the world. For the first
time Lulu learns of the 1989 protest movement and the government’s violent response.
Determined to find out more she seeks answers from her family who share surprising stories of
their involvement and from a formative university course based on powerful firsthand accounts.
At once a compelling coming-of-age tale and a poignant tribute to the courage of activists
Looking for Tank Man keeps this tragedy alive in the public memory and warns against the
dangers of authoritarian regimes.
