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Jung Chang

Jung Chang interview from the archive.

Jung Chang has sold over 10 million copies of her book Wild Swans. It has been translated into 30 languages and remains one of the bestselling non-fiction books in British history. She explains why she chose to use the lives of the women in her family to tell China’s story over the past century.

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1 hour

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Mon 4 Sep 1995 10:30

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Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Jung Chang

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  • Mon 4 Sep 1995 10:30

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