num_pages: 524
description: Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.Through the story of three generations of women in her own family – the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself – Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century.Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece which is extraordinary in every way.
language: English
title: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
titlecomplete: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
genres: Historical, Biography, Asia, Memoir, Nonfiction, China, Autobiography, Asian Literature, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 110281
places: China
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: NCR Book Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: British Book Award
publisher: HarperCollins