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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of Chinaby Jung Chang
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The forces of history and the exceptional talents of this young writer combine to produce a work of nonfiction with the breadth and drama of the richest, most memorable fiction classics. Wild Swans is a landmark book, with the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic vision of a monumental human saga, which tells of the lives of Jung Chang, her mother, her grandmother, and of 20th-century China. 16-page photo insert. Review:"Bursting with drama, heartbreak and horror, this extraordinary family portrait mirrors China's century of turbulence....[Chang's] meticulous, transparent prose radiates an inner strength." Publisher's Weekly Review:"The story reads like the sweeping family sagas of genre fiction but rises far above the norm. The characters are well drawn, the events are riveting, and the story teaches lessons of history as well as lessons of the heart. It also allows listeners to visit a world unfamiliar to most Westerners. The author brings memories of a foreign life and illuminates them with graceful prose." Jacqueline Smith, Library Journal Review:"[This] is one of the most intimate studies of persecution, suffering, and fear in Mao's time, before and after his triumph in 1949, and one of the finest....It is the most harrowing and extended account I have read of the years between 1966 and 1976, and the most analytical." The New York Review of Books Review:"By keeping her focus on three generations of female kin and their practical adaptations to the shifting winds of political power, Ms. Chang gives us a rare opportunity to follow the evolution of some remarkable women who not only reflected their times, but who also acted upon them in order to change their individual destiny." Susan Brownmiller, The New York Times Book Review Review:"Despite its interesting details, Wild Swans does not tell us much that other memoirs, similarly written from a position of privilege, have not already revealed. One looks forward to an account of China's recent past which will not merely focus on the experience of the privileged urban elite." The Times Literary Supplement Review:"[The author] tells stories and anecdotes, in straight chronological order, with little contrivance, providing real-life fables as open-ended answers to the puzzles of 20th-century China....Taken in pieces, Chang's narrative can be prosaic. But in its entirety, the author achieves a Dickensian tone with detailed portraits and intimate remembrances, with colorful minor characters and intricate yet fascinating side plots." Time Review:"An evocative, often astonishing view of life in a changing China." The New York Times What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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