Wild Swans
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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 20th century Chinese history. The book won two awards: the 1992 NCR book award and the 1993 British Book of the Year Award. The book has been translated into 30 languages and sold over 10 million copies.
Controversy followed in mainland China, where there has been an effort to cast doubt on claims contained within it. The book is officially banned and only pirated copies, or those from Hong Kong and Taiwan, are available. Outside China it has been praised by many scholars as an informative look at the lives of the Chinese people during the Cultural Revolution, though it has a small number of critics as well.
On November 26, 2006, Variety announced that Portobello Pictures have purchased the film rights to the award winning book.[1]
Portobello Pictures' Eric Abraham acquired the rights with Christopher Hampton on board to write the screenplay.
[edit] References
- ^ 'Wild' pic for Abraham. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- Fitzgerald, Penelope "Grandmother's Footsteps". London Review of Books (9th April 1992 page27) ISSN 0260-9592
- Bliven, Naomi "Good women of Sichuan". New Yorker (10th February 1992 page95-98)
- Evans, Harriet "Hot-house History". Times Literary Supplement (13th March 1992 page32) ISSN 0307-661X
- Minsky, Jonathan "Literature of the wounded". New York Review of Books (5th March 1992 page6-10) ISSN 0028-7504
[edit] English language publication
- Jung Chang, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China. Simon and Schuster, (London, 1991); Anchor paperback, (London, 1992), ISBN 0-385-42547-3; Harper Perennial, (London, 2004) ISBN 0-00-717615-5
