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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 from Hong Kong and Taiwan are available there. Outside China it has been praised by many scholars, including non-PRC Chinese, as an informative look at the lives of the Chinese people during the Cultural Revolution, 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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