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Bowls | Home » » » Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China | | | | | | | Description: | | Blending the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history, Wild Swans has become a bestselling classic in thirty languages, with more than ten million copies sold. The story of three generations in twentieth-century China, it is an engrossing record of Mao's impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love. Jung Chang describes the life of her grandmother, a warlord's concubine; her mother's struggles as a young idealistic Communist; and her parents' experience as members of the Communist elite and their ordeal during the Cultural Revolution. Chang was a Red Guard briefly at the age of fourteen, then worked as a peasant, a "barefoot doctor," a steelworker, and an electrician. As the story of each generation unfolds, Chang captures in gripping, moving -- and ultimately uplifting -- detail the cycles of violent drama visited on her own family and millions of others caught in the whirlwind of history. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780743246989
• Condition: USED - GOOD
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Jung Chang | | Paperback:
| 544 pages | | Publisher:
| Touchstone | | Publication Date:
| August 12, 2003 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0743246985 | | Package Length:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 384 reviews |
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 Kindle edition full of errors.Mar 09, 2010
I doubt anyone read the text of Wild Swans after that fine book was scanned or ported into a Kindle version. Dates are confusing, since 6's become 0's. Terns are garbled--"capitalist roaders" become "capitalist readers." Shame on Simon & Schuster and Amazon for presenting their customers with such shoddy work.
 A worthwhile and lovely read...Jan 19, 2010
Absolutely beautiful. I found this to be educational, touching and wonderfully told. Gave a fresh perspective about China that I hadn't really heard before.
The History of China Just Before, During, and Just After Chairman Mao's ReignJan 11, 2010
Wild Swans by Jung Chang is a reliable and valuable resource to more fully understand what occurred in China during the era of Mao and his Cultural Revolution. Not only is this book informative but it is a real page turner. This is a book I read about 10 years ago and unlike many books which I have read that long ago Wild Swans has stuck with me and I remember June Chang's passages vividly. What happened in that era has changed the face of China and reading this book may change how you will view politicians and political parties.Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
An Eye-opening, Moving and Deep Look at Three Generations in ChinaDec 24, 2009
"Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China" was a book that impressed me deeply. Jung Chang writes with sensitivity and intelligence, and as her tale unfolded, I was swept into the stories she told of the lives of her grandmother, her mother, and herself. She has a good ability to write in careful detail while keeping the narrative moving, never boring the reader. The insightful information about Chinese culture surprised and sometimes saddened me. I was particularly riveted by her observations of the Cultural Revolution. With China emerging once again as a superpower, Jung Chang's book should be at the very top of the list of anyone wishing to understand this country.
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 Terribly written book on some rather exceptionaly exciting subjects.Dec 23, 2009
It is quite difficult to determine if this book is a documentary or a novel. The overall style of narration points to it being a documentary, while some, rather out of place phrases, such as `he walked away into a snowy night', attempt to present it with a flavor of a novel. While English is clearly not the writer's native tongue, it is hard to overlook editor's poor job. A published work should not have blunders such as "teachers demanded a pay rise". While the subject of Chinese (and for that matter, World) history in 20th century is very exciting and one learns a lot from the book, dealing with 5th grade level English is rather frustrating and soon becomes very tiring.
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