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'Fly, Wild Swans" explores a changing China and its impact on her family

The cover of "Fly, Wild Swans" beside author Jung Chang. (Courtesy of  Globalflair LTD)
Courtesy of Globalflair LTD
The cover of "Fly, Wild Swans" beside author Jung Chang. (Courtesy of Globalflair LTD)

Jung Chang‘s 1991 bestselling book “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” told the story of her grandmother, mother, and herself surviving China’s upheavals, including World War II, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.

Now she continues the story in “Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China.”

Chang joins host Scott Tong to talk about the book.

Book excerpt: ‘Fly, Wild Swans’

By Jung Chang

From the book: “Fly, Wild Swans” by Jung Chang. Copyright © 2025 by Globalflair LTD. Reprinted courtesy of Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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