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Jung Chang
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Jung Chang, born 25 March 1952 in Yibin, is a British writer, biographer, and linguist. She holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and has worked in Sichuan. Her professional career began in 1986, and she has been employed by SOAS and the University of London. She is educated at the University of York, SOAS, University of London, Sichuan University, and the University of West London.
Chang is known for her work in the history of China and the biography genre. Her notable works include *Mao: The Unknown Story* and *Wild Swans*. She also authored *Mme Sun Yat-sen*, *Big Sister, Little Sister*, *Red Sister*, *Hong*, and *Fly*. She writes in Mandarin and English. She has received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and an honorary doctorate. She is married to Jon Halliday. Her name in her native language is 张 戎.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 25 March 1952
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Mme Sun Yat-sen
- Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
- Mao
- Fly, Wild Swans
- Hong
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Key facts
- Native name
- 張戎
- Born
- ( 1952-03-25 ) 25 March 1952 (age 74) , Yibin , Sichuan, China
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- British and Chinese
- Alma mater
- University of York
- Period
- 1986–present
- Genre
- Biography
- Subject
- China
- Spouse
- Jon Halliday
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Jung Chang 張戎/张戎 ~ Official Website
The Official Website of Jung Chang (張戎/张戎) the International Best-Selling Author of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China and Mao. 网站. 網站.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Yibin
- Spouse
- Jon Halliday
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Shishi High School
- Employer
- SOAS, University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Field of work
- history of China
- Genre
- biography
- Official website
- www.jungchang.net
- Image
- Jung Chang by Christian Ursilva.jpg
- Work location
- Sichuan
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1952-03-25
- Commons category
- Jung Chang
- writing language
- Mandarin
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- name in native language
- 张 戎
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Encyclopedic overview
Jung Chang CBE (traditional Chinese: 張戎; simplified Chinese: 张戎; pinyin: Zhāng Róng; Wade–Giles: Chang Jung, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂɑ́ŋ ɻʊ̌ŋ]; born 25 March 1952) is a Chinese-born British author. She is best known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide but is banned in the People's Republic of China. Her 832-page biography of Mao Zedong, Mao: The Unknown Story, written with her husband, the Irish historian Jon Halliday, and touching on parts of her personal memoir, was published in June 2005. Reception of the work by academics is mixed, though the work has received acclaim in the popular press.
Life in China
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