29 Aug / Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang [in AsianWeek]
The re-release of the 10-million copy-strong bestselling epic memoir about three generations of Chinese women, opens with a brand-new introduction by the author. First published in 1991, Chang chronicles the lives of her concubine grandmother, her Communist mother, and her own life that began as a Red Guard.
Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, August 29, 2003
Readers: Adult
Published: 1991, 2003 (re-issued with new introduction)
By in Adult Readers, Chinese, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost
Tags > AsianWeek, BookDragon, Colonialism, Coming-of-age, Cultural exploration, Cultural Revolution in China, Family, Grandparents, Historical, Identity, Jung Chang, Mother/daughter relationship, Parent/child relationship, Politics, War, Wild Swans