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Wild Swans
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When she left London after my mother left I wrote Wild Swans so that's how I came to write my first book the book that made me a writer after wild swangs was published in the early 19 90s.
Jung Chang · The Book Review · Dec 2019 Listen at 26:13 Why people recommend it
Wild Swans by Jung Chang is an autobiographical family history that chronicles the lives of three female generations in twentieth-century China. On The Book Review podcast, guest Jung Chang explained that she wrote the book after her mother left London, noting that this project ultimately established her career as an author after its early 1990s publication. Chang reiterated this origin story on the Dwarkesh Podcast, recounting how she recorded her mother's personal experiences before turning them into the 1991 publication that launched her writing life. During the same podcast episode, host Dwarkesh Patel highlighted the staggering reach of the work, noting that Wild Swans has sold fifty million copies alongside her subsequent bestselling biography of Mao, while also pointing out the reality that her books remain officially banned inside China. Listeners and commentators frequently examine the title for its historical sweep through the immense political upheavals, wars, and famines that shaped modern Chinese society, viewing Chang's detailed familial narrative as a vital window into a tumultuous era that continues to resonate with readers globally today.
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Jung Chang and then I wrote wild swangs um which was published in 1991 first um and I became a writer 2
“and then I wrote wild swangs um which was published in 1991 first um and I became a writer”
“when she left London after my mother left I wrote Wild Swans so that's how I came to write my first book the book that made me a writer after wild swangs was published in the early 19 90s”
Dwarkesh Patel what has been the impact of your books you know wild Swan sold 50 million copies your biography of ma is al… 1
“what has been the impact of your books you know wild Swan sold 50 million copies your biography of ma is also a bestseller I know they're banned in China”
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“her first book Wild Swans has sold over 15 million copies worldwide”