‘An atom bomb of a book.’ — Time
‘An atom bomb of a book.’ — Time
A New York Times notable book
Praise for Jung Chang
“An inspiring tale of women who survived every kind of hardship, deprivation and political upheaval with their humanity intact.” Hillary Clinton, O, The Oprah Magazine
“Wild Swans made 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
News & Events
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Events
- 12 October – Cheltenham Literary Festival
https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/whats-on/2019/jung-chang/
- 12 October – Cheltenham Literary Festival – ‘Celebrate With…’ event at Hotel du Vin re Wild Swans
https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature/whats-on/2019/celebrate-with-jung-chang/
- 13 October – Durham Literary Festival
https://durhambookfestival.com/programme/event/jung-chang-big-sister-little-sister-red-sister/
- 14 October – Manchester Literary Festival
http://www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/jung-chang-38927
- 15 October – Linghams Bookshop, Heswall
- 18 October – Salisbury Literary Festival (Salisbury Cathedral)
https://salisburyliteraryfestival.co.uk/festival-events/jung-chang/
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/17799181.salisbury-literary-festival-2019-line-up-unveiled/
- 19 October – London Literature Festival / Asia House at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank
- 20 October – Dublin Festival of History (Printworks of Dublin Castle)
- 22 October – Toppings, Edinburgh (Greenside Church)
https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinburgh/jung-chang-2/
- 23 October – Toppings, Bath (Christchurch)
https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/jung-chang-3/
- 24 October – Waterstones, Canterbury
https://www.waterstones.com/events/jung-chang-three-sisters-talk-with-slides/canterbury-rose-lane
- 5 November – The China Institute, New York
https://www.chinainstitute.org/event/evening-jung-chang-soong-sisters/
- 7 November – Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival 2019, South Carolina
www.charlestontocharleston.com/
- 13 November – Dulwich Literary Festival (George Farha Auditorium)
https://dulwichliteraryfestival.co.uk/events-2019/jung-chang-big-sister-little-sister-red-sister/
- 18 November – Chorleywood Bookshop (Chorleywood Memorial Hall. Capacity: 200)
https://chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/big-sister-little-sister-red-sister/
- 28 November – Daunts, Marylebone High Street
- 1 December – Cambridge Literary Festival
http://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/whatson/jung-chang/
- 2 December – How To Academy, Conway Hall
- 24 & 27 January 2020 – Jaipur Literature Festival, India
https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/
- 30 Jan – 2 February 2020 – Stanford Travel Writers Festival, Olympia
https://destlondon.seetickets.com/tour/destinations-show/
- 25 February 2020 – Hay Festival, Abu Dhabi
https://www.hayfestival.com/p-16385-jung-chang.aspx
https://www.hayfestival.com/p-16389-tahmima-anam-fatima-bhutto-jung-chang-and-bettany-hughes.aspx
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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister; Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China: Publication 17 October 2019
About Jung Chang
Jung Chang at a gate of the Forbidden City where Empress Dowager Cixi lived.
Jung Chang is the best-selling author of Wild Swans, which The Asian Wall Street Journal called the most widely read book about China, and Mao: The Unknown Story (with Jon Halliday), which was described by Time as “an atom bomb of a book.”
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