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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Bestseller: about 10 million copies (estimate)Jung Chang traces the lives of her grandmother, her mother and herself through a century of Chinese upheaval, from warlords and foot binding to Mao's rule and the Cultural Revolution.
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- First published
- 1991
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 724
- Format
- Book 1 of 2 in China Duology
Read this if you want a personal route into twentieth-century Chinese history.
Skip this if you want a short book or struggle with accounts of political persecution.
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- What is Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China about?
- Jung Chang traces the lives of her grandmother, her mother and herself through a century of Chinese upheaval, from warlords and foot binding to Mao's rule and the Cultural Revolution.
- Who should read Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China?
- Read it if you want a personal route into twentieth-century Chinese history. Skip it if you want a short book or struggle with accounts of political persecution.
- How long and how fast is Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China?
- It is a medium-paced, long read of about 724 pages, first published in 1991.
- Does Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Death, Torture, War.
- Can I borrow Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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