Jung chang and chin ning chu have the most influence on my reading these days, along with many others. The unknown story by jung chang, jon halliday books. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. For its length, jung chang s mao does not seem as long as one would think when one observes it, as progress can be made quite easily.
Jung chang was born in yibin, sichuan province, china, in 1952. When reading books on the history of china or presumably anywhere you have to choose between books that are accessible, but might not be in keeping with up to. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The story of three generations in twentiethcentury china that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness historya bestselling classic in thirty languages with more than ten million copies sold around the world, now with a new introduction from the author. The unknown story by jung chang and jon halliday jonathan cape. Browse jung changs bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Jung changs wild swans was an extraordinary bestseller throughout the world, selling more than 10 million copies and reaching a wider readership than any other book about china. During the first week of june 1966, pupils from a middle school in beijing felt suddenly impelled to declare. The unknown story 2005, with jon halliday, which was described b. The author of wild swans and her historian husband, jon halliday, have torn away the many masks and falsehoods with which. Ever since the spectacular success of changs wild swans we have waited impatiently for her to complete with. Jung chang books list of books by author jung chang.
Maos last dancer audible audiobook unabridged li cunxin author. Based on a decade of research, this work combines meticulous history with the storytelling style jung chang s novel, wild swans. Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of maos close. The biography of mao, by the bestselling author of wild swans. Ever since the spectacular success of changs wild swans we have waited impatiently for her to complete with her husband.
Chineseborn british writer jung chang s multigenerational memoir of china, wild swans, was the highestselling nonfiction paperback ever published, translated into 30 languages and selling. Wild swans three daughters of china audiobook by jung chang. The unknown story, written with her husband, the irish historian jon halliday, was published in june 2005. Wild swans author jung chang reflects on cultural revolution. The expectation has been that she would rewrite modern chinese history. The unknown story book by jung chang, jon halliday 7. The unknown story ebook written by jung chang, jon halliday. The most authoritative life of the chinese leader every written, mao.
Wild swans book by jung chang official publisher page. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars, and the most influential people in america. Jung chang s wild swans was an extraordinary bestseller throughout the world, selling more than 10 million copies and reaching a wider readership than any other book about china. Here is li cunxins own story, a beautiful, rich account of an inspirational life, told with honesty, dignity, and pride. I would recommend rebecca karls mao zedong and china in the twentiethcentury world. 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 chinas 20th century. She left china for britain in 1978 and obtained a ph. Jung chang wrote a beautiful story in wild swans, the biograpy of her own family through the mao era, but this biography she has written of mao zedong is flawed in that she clearly lets her overwhelming hatred for what her family went through keep her from being an objective biographer.
Jung chang, lynn pan and henry zhao edited by jessie lim and li yan, another province. Jung chang is the author of the bestselling books wild swans. During the first week of june 1966, pupils from a middle school in. The unknown story by jung chang, jon halliday books on.
It is such an important story that reveals so much depth about maos fantastically unjust regime. The unknown story audiobook written by jung chang, jon halliday. Robertson dean based on a decade of research and on interviews with many of maos close circle in china who have never talked beforeand with virtually everyone outside china who had significant dealings with. Read free excerpt of mao by jung chang, jon halliday. She was a red guard briefly at the age of fourteen and then worked as a peasant, a barefoot doctor, a steelworker and an electrician before becoming an englishlanguage student and, later, an assistant lecturer at sichuan university. Jun 27, 2011 i would recommend rebecca karls mao zedong and china in the twentiethcentury world. In the epilogue to her biography of mao tsetung, jung chang and her husband and cowriter jon halliday lament that, today, maos portrait and his corpse still.
Based on a decade of research, this work combines meticulous history with the storytelling style jung changs novel, wild swans. Sep 01, 2002 jung chang wrote a beautiful story in wild swans, the biograpy of her own family through the mao era, but this biography she has written of mao zedong is flawed in that she clearly lets her overwhelming hatred for what her family went through keep her from being an objective biographer. Lambeth chinese community association, isbn 0952297302. Jung chang is the bestselling author of wild swans, which the asian wall street journal called the most widely read book about china, and mao. The author of wild swans and her historian husband, jon halliday, have. The unknown story by jung chang and jon halliday 832pp, cape. The reader enters the shadowy chambers of mao s court, and eavesdrops on the drama in its hidden recesses. The cruelty of mao in the way he treated even his closest followers like chou enlai resonated, bringing that nastiness that some leaders seem to enjoy.
She is a writer, known for wild swans, jung chang turns on mao 2005 and the late show 1988. As for a complete and more thorough understanding of the man, well, that may not ever be possible. Mao by jung chang jon halliday read by robertson dean. The unknown story ebook written by jon halliday, jung chang. The unknown story with jon halliday, which was described by time as an atom bomb of a book. Wild swans audiobook by jung chang 9781442349704 rakuten. The unknown story does not contain a formal dedication, but it is clear that chang is writing to honor the millions of chinese who fell victim to maos drive for absolute power in his 50plusyear struggle to dominate china and the 20thcentury political landscape. See all books authored by jung chang, including wild swans. Kirsty wark interviews jung chang, author of wild swans and also a biographer of chairman mao on her experiences in the cultural revolution newsnight is the bbcs flagship news and current. Written by jung chang, jon halliday, audiobook narrated by robertson dean. A historia desconhecida londres, 2005, jonathan cape, isbn 0679422714. The unknown story becomes, in places, flatout unreadable. But the clear scholarship, and careful notes, of the unknown story provoke another reaction.
I found every paragraph fascinating in both books and i am so grateful that jung chang has made it her mission to share these tales of such sorrow but also of such courage. The unknown story by jung chang, jon halliday audiobooks. My guess is that very few people needed to be convinced that mao is one of historys worst villains anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the cultural revolution understands the depth of his evil, but jung chang enumerates his crimes in such exhausting detail that mao. The most authoritative life of mao ever written, by the bestselling author of wild swans, jung chang and her husband, historian jon halliday based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of mao s close circle in china who have never talked before, and with virtually everyone outside china who had significant dealings with him, this is the most authoritative life of mao ever written. An engrossing record of maos impact on china, an unusual window on the female. During the cultural revolution 19661976 she worked as a peasant, a barefoot doctor, a steelworker, and an electrician before becoming an englishlanguage student and, later, an assistant lecturer at sichuan university. The unknown story 2005, with jon halliday, which w. In a normal biography, such an unequivocal denunciation would be both suspect and tedious. If chairman mao had been truly prescient, he would have located a little girl in sichuan province named jung chang and mie jiuzu killed her and wiped out all her relatives to the ninth degree. The unknown story by jung chang and jon halliday random house hard cover rrp. Jung chang, lynn pan e henry zhao editado por jessie lim e yan li, uma outra provincia. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Big sister, little sister, red sister by jung chang.
The unknown story by jon halliday, jung chang books. Sep 01, 2009 the most authoritative life of mao ever written, by the bestselling author of wild swans and her husband. She has been married to jon arthur george halliday since july 26, 1991. The wait has been worthwhile and the expectation justified.
Apart from the somewhat controversial book mao from jung. The unknown story audiobook by jon halliday, jung chang. The most authoritative life of mao ever written, by the bestselling author of wild swans, jung chang and her husband, historian jon halliday based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of maos close circle in china who have never talked before, and with virtually everyone outside china who had significant dealings with him, this is the most authoritative life of mao ever written. Chang and halliday document at length just how willing mao was to kill innocents for presumed crimes or mere expediency, how quick he was to concoct schemes against even such essential comrades as lin baio and chou enlaiand how willing the leaders of the world, among them richard nixon, were to bow to maos wishes. Maos last dancer audible audiobook unabridged amazon. Oct 05, 2011 jung chang is the bestselling author of wild swans, which the asian wall street journal called the most widely read book about china, and mao. It is such an important story that reveals so much depth about mao s fantastically unjust regime. As for a memorable, literary journey through 20th century chinese history, mao is a thoroughly recommended read.
Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of maos close circle in china who have never talked before. Three daughters of china 1991, which the asian wall street journal called the most read book about china. Browse jung chang s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The unknown story is a 2005 biography of chinese communist leader mao zedong 18931976 written by the wife and husband team of writer jung chang and historian jon halliday, who depict mao as being responsible for more deaths in peacetime than adolf hitler or joseph stalin. Mother is close, but neither is as close as chairman mao the cult of mao 19641965 destroy first, and construction will look after itself the cultural revolution begins 19651966 soar to. Ever since the spectacular success of chang s wild swans we have waited impatiently for her to complete with her husband this monumental study of chinas most notorious modern leader. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages and sold more than fifteen million. Earphones awards search our favorite listens with these award winners. From the outset, chang and halliday are determined to shatter the myth of.
Journey thru the unknown and the kardashians joke book mao zedong poems the thought of mao tsetung contemporary china institute publications maos last dancer maos great famine on practice and contradiction. The reader enters the shadowy chambers of maos court, and. Now she and her husband jon halliday have written a groundbreaking biography of mao tsetung. Wild swans is a book i wish everyone would listen to. The most authoritative life of mao ever written, by the bestselling author of wild swans and her husband. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages and sold more than fifteen million copies outside mainland china, where they are both. Jung chang, jon halliday, robertson dean, books on tape. Jung chang and jon halliday have not, in the whole of their narrative, a good word to say about mao. On the cusp from ancient to modern 18931911 age 117 mao tsetung, who for decades held absolute power over the lives of onequarter of the worlds population, was responsible for well over 70 million deaths in peacetime, more than any other twentiethcentury leader. Jung chang was born on march 25, 1952 in yibin, china. The unknown story book by jung chang, jon halliday. Robertson dean based on a decade of research and on interviews with many of mao s close circle in china who have never talked beforeand with virtually everyone outside china who had significant dealings with. The unknown story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of. Mao tsetungs evil, undoubted and welldocumented, is.