Jung Chang
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The Wild Swans author on China, London aand her indomitable mother
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Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book world
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The author reflects on an inspiring photograph taken soon after her parents were released from Mao Zedong’s labour camps
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Wild Swans author honours work by Eritrea’s Amanuel Asrat, Turkey’s Can Dündar, and Egypt’s Omar Hazek
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The Empress Cixi's reputation as a cruel despot masks her contribution to China's modernisation says the author
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Is a vigorous defence of a ruthless ruler, and murderer, justified, asks Isabel Hilton
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The Wild Swans author talks to Kate Kellaway about why she loves London, being banned in China and the astonishing life of an empress
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Empress Dowager Cixi, which promises to overturn conventional understanding of the Chinese ruler, is Jung's first book in eight years
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Video: Jung Chang: The writer speaks to liberty central about freedom of expression and why her books are banned in China
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Monday, 7pm, Lecture Theatre 1, UEA, Norwich
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I have worked in this room since 1992, and wrote Mao: The Unknown Story here. My co-author and husband Jon Halliday has a study on the floor below. We'd meet up at lunchtime and exchange our discoveries
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Jung Chang
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Her novel Wild Swans smashed best-selling records worldwide. So what made Jung Chang then devote 10 years of her life to researching a hefty political biography of Chairman Mao? Lisa Allardice reports.
Notebook In a 'good country' league table, where would the UK stand now?