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Le figlie ribelli della Cina

Le figlie ribelli della Cina

Nel 1991 viene pubblicato Cigni Selvatici. Tre figlie della Cina di Jung Chang, un libro che mescola saggistica e narrativa, partendo da vicende realmente accadute alla stessa autrice. Il racconto è quello della Cina dell’ultimo impero e del governo Maoista, aspramente criticato, attraverso i punti di vista di tre donne: l’autrice, sua madre e sua nonna. Questo impietoso ritratto della Grande…

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Cigni selvatici di Jung Chang

Cigni selvatici di Jung Chang

Cigni selvatici di Jung Chang (Yibin, 1952) è un libro pubblicato nel 1991 che parla della famiglia dell’autrice stessa.

È una storia che inizia con la nonna Yu Fang, continua con la madre Bao Qin (o Dehong) e termina con la figlia, e autrice, Jung. Tutte figlie della Cina, come dice lo stesso sottotitolo dell’opera. Tre generazioni che affrontano cambiamenti e difficoltà del XX secolo. Ognuna…

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately...

“Rock, Paper, Scissors,” Naja Marie Aidt

   About a year and a half ago, I read a collection of Aidt’s short stories (Baboon), which had compelling characters in stories that were empathetic and easy to read. Rock, Paper, Scissors was no different. The main character’s criminal father dies in jail and leaves his children nothing but a mess, and while fixing his toaster, the main character discovers a substantial sum of money hidden in it. This discovery changes his life, which eventually devolves into one of paranoia, jealousy and fear. The whole novel, one is waiting for the other shoe to drop, and when it finally does, the outcome will leave the reader with their jaw dropped. 

“Wild Swans,” Jung Chang

   This book was surprising in so many ways. I have read other Chinese mother-daughter narratives, but they were always set in the U.S. and focused on the immigrant perspective. This tome of a book (800 pages!) is basically the history of modern day China through the eyes of three women: the author’s grandmother, once a concubine in the old China; her Communist mother, who joined the party in her teens; and through her own. All three stories are equally interesting and through them I learned more about China from one book than I had thought possible. Jung’s own story explains much about China during the years of Mao, the damage he did to so many, and how her family survived, not unscathed, but stronger than before.

[cassandramak]

Thank you @amchamhk and @ezeroinhk for inviting me today to be one of the panel speakers along with @brendamae, @mrshangkong and Greg at #amchamhkwoi AmCham Women of Influence, speaking about how technology and millennial are disrupting the workplace. And it is such a great honour to be meeting the keynote speaker and international best-seller author, Jung Chang; she spent 20 years researching Mao to complete the book - “Mao: The Unknown Story”. 😱 . . . #amchamhkwoi #congrats #panelspeaker #femaleentrepreneur #womenofinfluence2017 #womenofinfluenceaward #disruption #tech #startuplife #mao #jungchang #wildswans #womenleaders (at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong)

[adeirwansyah]

#bookoftheday #bookstagram #book #collection #chairmanmao #mao #jungchang The greatest book on Mao and China in his time!

[pepperbonbon]

Good morning weekend!!! 🌸 So this is my entry for @thesqueakycupboard amazing giveaway #hersandtheirsga - to enter all you have to do is recommend a book.... 💕 So I have chosen Wild Swans by Jung Chang - I was bullied into reading this by my mum, but I have to say I am so glad she did because it is a truly brilliant and important read! 🌸 It is one of those books that is seriously depressing but very uplifting at the same time...it both destroys and restores your faith in humanity...it opens your eyes to corners of the world you may not have known anything about and it keeps you thinking for weeks (months even) after finishing it! 💕 I don't read books like this often- I'm a young adult, fantasy, chick lit lover usually- but I was glad I read this...sometimes it's good to read something outside of your comfort zone. 💕 Day 6 of #augustwithkelsie - must reads and #augustfantasychallenge - book to be made into a movie 🌸 #books #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeatures #totalbooknerd #igreads #booksandflowers #wildswans #jungchang #booksandtea #bibliophile #booklr #book

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#Bokrea #akademibokhandeln #bookstagram #books #fairytales #JungChang #AndersBjörkelid #KatherinePancol #LyndsayFaye #CarlMichaelEdenborg

[marrgiemonster]

An end to a beginning.

Chapter 1 of 2015 is coming to an end. I'm taking this moment to reflect on what I did this month.

Have I a fulfilling month? What can I improve? What set of goals I should bestow on myself?

I have many fond memories for January. I took a step forward disregarding my fears and did a few things I didn't thought I would do.

One of the things which I'm most grateful for is having some time to read. I've finally finished "Looking for Alaska", which I got to say didn't strike much of interest until her death. This book broadened my understanding to suffering. It asked me a few questions,one in particular..

"Is living on this world a suffering?" And if yes, "What are we supposed to achieve in this world?"

Something to ponder on.

Currently, I'm reading "Wild Swans", a story told by a Chinese about 3 generations of women living in ancient china, revolution and post revolution respectively. It taught me more on communism, and the good and bad it did for the country.

And yet again, the question on "suffering" was raised.

Really, something to ponder on.