Wild Swans (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jung Chang
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Historical biography
- Time of Work: 1909-1978
- Setting: China
- Principal Characters: Er-Hong Chang, Yu-Fang Yang, Bao Qin Xue, Wang Yu Chang
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Communism or communists, Politics, Psychology or psychologists, Revolutions, Linguistics or linguists, Books, Emotions, Disasters, Natural disasters, China or Chinese people, Miscarriage, Famines
- Locales: China
At the beginning of Wild Swans, the author Jung Chang provides a useful chronology of the book’s contents. Family and personal histories are documented against the general history of Chinese politics. Beginning with the birth of her mother’s stepfather, Dr. Xia, in 1870 during the Manchu Empire, the chronology notes important dates such as the births (and deaths when applicable) of the author’s grandparents, parents, and siblings, as well as the dates of the rise and fall of the dominant powers of twentieth century China.
The narrative ends in 1978, when the author...
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