A Mortal Flower
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Han Suyin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | autobiography, history |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) Putnam (US) |
Publication date | 1966 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (book) |
| Pages | 412 pp |
| LC Class | PR6015.A4674 M6 1966a |
| Preceded by | The Crippled Tree |
| Followed by | Birdless Summer |
A Mortal Flower is an autobiography by Han Suyin. It covers the years 1928 to 1938: her growing up in China and her journey to Belgium and her mother's family. Also her marriage to a rising officer in the Kuomintang and the retreat to Chungking in the face of the Japanese invasion of China.