Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Through the lives of three generations of women, this book tells the story of 20th-century China. The book begins with the author's grandmother in 1924, continues with the experiences of the mother and finishes with the daughter - who grew up during the Cultural Revolution.If you haven't time to read the book, make time for listening to the book - six hours long, but worth every minute
High Fliers Autumn 97
Jung Chang was born in Yibin, Sichuan Province, China, in 1952. She was briefly a Red Guard, and then a peasant, a ‘barefoot doctor’, a steelworker and an electrician. She came to Britain in 1978, and became the first person from the People’s Republic of China to receive a doctorate from a British university. Her books include ‘Wild Swans’, which won the 1992 NCR Book Award and the 1993 British Book of the Year, and sold over 10 million copies. She lives in London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780002153577 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002153572 |
| Title | Wild Swans |
| Author | Jung Chang |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1992-03-25 |
| Number of pages | 524 |
| Prizes | Winner of Writer's Guild / Macallan Award Non-Fiction Category 1992 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |