Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women in the Heart of 20th Century China
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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women in the Heart of 20th Century China
29.99 €
The story of China's most famous sisters. From the bestselling author of Wild Swans, the most widely read book about China in the world but banned in the PRC. As the country went through a hundred years of difficult periods of wars, revolutions, and dramatic change, the three Song sisters of Shanghai were at the center of power, and each left an indelible mark on history. The red sister Qingling married the "father of the Chinese Republic" Sun Yat-sen, and after the fall of Chiang Kaishi was Mao Zedong's deputy. Younger sister Meilin became the wife of Chiang Kaishi, the first lady of pre-communist Nationalist China and a major political figure. Older sister Ailin was Chiang Kaishi's unofficial chief advisor and one of China's wealthiest women. There is even a saying about the sisters in China: "One loved money, one loved power, and one loved China." They enjoyed immense privilege and fame, but they were also in constant mortal danger. They remained emotionally close even as they chose opposite political camps. This is a story of love, war, intrigue, bravery, brilliance, and betrayal that takes us on a journey from China to Hawaii, from Hawaii to New York, from Japan to Berlin, and into the secret conference rooms in Moscow, the residences of Beijing's Communist elite, and the corridors of power of democratic Taiwan. In a group biography that is alternately intimate and epic, author Yong Zhang reveals the lives of three extraordinary women who helped shape twentieth-century China. The book was shortlisted for the British Historical Writers' Association Prize in the non-fiction category (2020). The author's books have been translated into 40 languages and have sold 15 million copies worldwide.
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