Shortlisted for the British Book Awards 30 from 30 Award 2020
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.
Through the story of three generations of women in her own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine,the Communist mother and the daughter herself - Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century.
Breathtaking in its scope,unforgettable in its descriptions,this is a masterpiece which is extraordinary in every way.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007463404Number of pages: 720Weight: 520 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 46 mm
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'It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of this book.'- Mary Wesley
'Everything about Wild Swansis extraordinary. It arouses all the emotions,such as pity and terror,that great tragedy is supposed to evoke,and also a complex mixture of admiration,despair and delight at seeing a luminous intelligence directed at the heart of darkness.'- Minette Marrin,Sunday Telegraph
'Immensely moving and unsettling; an unforgettable portrait of the brain-death of a nation.'- J. G. Ballard,Sunday Times
'Wild Swansmade me feel like a five-year-old. This is a family memoir that has the breadth of the most enduring social history.'- Martin Amis,Independent on Sunday
'There has never been a book like this.'- Edward Behr,Los Angeles Times
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