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⚫ '''''Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China''''' is an autobiographical family history by ] writer ]. First published in 1992, it is the story of her grandmother, her mother and herself, and in telling their stories gives a unique perspective on modern ]. The book won 2 awards: the 1992 NCR book award and the 1993 British Book of the Year Award (it was eligible for the latter because Jung Chang now lives in ]).
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⚫ '''''Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China''''' is an autobiographical family history by ] writer ]. First published in 1992, it is the story of her grandmother, her mother and herself, and in telling their stories gives a unique perspective on ] ]. The book won two awards: the 1992 NCR book award and the 1993 British Book of the Year Award (it was eligible for the latter because Jung Chang now lives in ]).


Controvery followed in ], where there has been an effort to cast doubt on claims contained within it. The book is officially banned and only pirated copies, or those from ] and ], are available. Outside China it has been praised by many scholars as an informative look at the lives of the Chinese people during the ], though it has critics as well. This book has been controversial in ], where some scholars have supposedly cast doubt upon the authenticity of its claims and sale of the book is banned; only pirated copies or those from ] and ] are available. Outside China it has been praised by many scholars as an informative look at the lives of the Chinese people during the ] and 20th century, though it has its critics outside of China as well.


==English language publication== ==English language publication==

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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China is an autobiographical family history by Chinese writer Jung Chang. First published in 1992, it is the story of her grandmother, her mother and herself, and in telling their stories gives a unique perspective on modern Chinese history. The book won 2 awards: the 1992 NCR book award and the 1993 British Book of the Year Award (it was eligible for the latter because Jung Chang now lives in London).

This book has been controversial in mainland China, where some scholars have supposedly cast doubt upon the authenticity of its claims and sale of the book is banned; only pirated copies or those from Hong Kong and Taiwan are available. Outside China it has been praised by many scholars as an informative look at the lives of the Chinese people during the Cultural Revolution and 20th century, though it has its critics outside of China as well.

English language publication

  • Jung Chang, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China. Simon and Schuster, (London, 1991); Anchor paperback, (London, 1992), ISBN 0385425473; Harper Perennial, (London, 2004) ISBN 0007176155
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