From the bestselling author of Wild Swans and Mao- The Unknown Story, the extraordinary story of the woman who single-handedly dragged China into the modern age
Jung Chang is the best-selling author of Wild Swans (1991, which the Asian Wall Street Journal called the most read book about China), and Mao- The Unknown Story (2005, with Jon Halliday), which was described by Time Magazine as 'an atom bomb of a book'. Her books have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 15 million copies outside mainland China where they are both banned.. She was born in China in 1952, and came to Britain in 1978. She lives in London.
"Jung Chang tells a story and what a colourful tale it is…This is
history at its most readable."
*Evening Standard*
"A truly authoritative account of Cixi’s rule. Her story is both
important and evocative."
*New York Times*
"Filled with new revelations, it's a gripping and surprising story
of an extraordinary woman in power. Using Chinese sources, totally
untapped by western books, this reappraises one of the great
monstresses of modern history... Jung Chang's revisionism means
that this book reveals a new and different woman: ambitious,
sometimes murderous, but pragmatic and unique. All of this adds up
to make Empress Dowager Cixi a powerful read."
*BBC History Magazine*
"If there is one woman who mattered in the history of modern China,
it is the empress dowager Cixi…[Her] conventional image is queried
in this detailed and beautifully narrated biography, which at long
last restores the empress dowager to her rightful place. Chang’s
book relies heavily on the vast holdings in the imperial archives
in Beijing... She has a wonderful eye for the telling detail and
excels at unravelling palace intrigues and corridor politics."
*Sunday Times*
"Chang has a proven Midas touch... Empress Dowager, by returning to
female experience in the style of Wild Swans yet focusing, like
Mao, on a controversial ruler, should appeal to fans of both."
*Financial Times*
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