Wild Swans by Jung Chang

About this episode

The episode discusses 'Wild Swans' by Jung Chang, exploring the lives of three generations of women in a Chinese family against the backdrop of modern China's history.

This month, we sit down to discuss Wild Swans by Jung Chang, an epic look at three generations of women in a Chinese family that spans the history of modern China from the turn of the century through the 1990s.

People in this episode

Hosts: David Hsu, Luki Danukarjanto

Topics covered

• Chinese history
• women's stories
• generational narratives
• modern China
• literature

Keywords

• Wild Swans
• Jung Chang
• Chinese family
• modern China
• women's history
• literature
• generations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wild Swans

Places: China

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