Books by Jung Chang
“To me Wild Swans is one of those iconic books for understanding the generations of Chinese women. She is from this amazing intellectual family and it’s about what happens to them. The book just has this tremendous power. It’s an amazing journey. It’s about what women do to survive and also how they suffer…. The thing about Wild Swans is that it’s just so poignantly written. I’m partial to these kinds of personalised stories that also suggest a much bigger, grander narrative about women. “ Read more...
Vishakha Desai, Political Scientist
“To this day we don’t really know much about Mao’s personal history. The Communist Party portrays him as the Great Leader. His smiling image is everywhere. Even the political system still follows his model. So what Chang did was delve deeper to discover who is the real Mao? You hear from people like his private doctor talking about his personal history” Read more...
The best books on China’s Darker Side
Harry Wu, Nonprofit Leaders & Activist
Interviews where books by Jung Chang were recommended
The best books on China’s Darker Side, recommended by Harry Wu
Activist Harry Wu spent 19 years in Mao’s labour camps and devoted years to uncovering what goes on in China’s ‘laogai’ or ‘reform-through-labour’ camps. He picks five books showing China’s darker side.
The best books on Asian Women, recommended by Vishakha Desai
The president of the Asia Society discusses the changing role of women in Asian countries and how women have reached positions of leadership there
