Wild Swans
by Jung Chang
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, serious biography: slow-paced and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
"Jung Chang vividly evokes China's sights, sounds, and smells to create what must be one of the grimmest, yet most perceptive accounts of growing up middle-class in the maelstrom that has swept China since the 1920s." - Back cover.
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- Author
- Jung Chang
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 560
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