Jung Chang
Jung Chang | |
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Chang in 2010 | |
| Native name | 張戎 |
| Born | 25 March 1952 Yibin, Sichuan, China |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British and Chinese |
| Period | 1986–present |
| Genre | Biography |
| Subject | China |
| Spouse | Jon Halliday |
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Jung Chang CBE (traditional Chinese: 張戎; simplified Chinese: 张戎; pinyin: Zhāng Róng; Wade–Giles: Chang Jung, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂɑ́ŋ ɻʊ̌ŋ]; born 25 March 1952) is a Chinese-born British author. She is best known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, selling over 10 million copies worldwide but banned in the People's Republic of China. Her 832-page biography of Mao Zedong, Mao: The Unknown Story, written with her husband, the Irish historian Jon Halliday, was published in June 2005.