Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister. Three women in the heart of China in the XNUMXth century

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History of the most famous sisters of China. From the best-selling author of The Wild Swans, the most read book about China in the world, but banned in China. While the country went through difficult periods of wars, revolutions and dramatic transformations for a hundred years, the three Song sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. The red sister Qingling married the "father of the Republic of China" Sun Yat-sen, and after the fall of Chiang Kai-shek was Mao Zedong's deputy. Meiling's younger sister became the wife of Chiang Kai-shek, the first lady of pre-Communist Nationalist China and one of the main political figures. Eileen's older sister was Chiang Kai-shek's unofficial chief adviser and one of China's wealthiest women. There is even a saying about sisters in China: “One loved money, one loved power, and one loved China.” They enjoyed enormous privileges and fame, but were also in constant mortal danger. They remained emotionally close even when choosing opposite political camps. It is a story of love, war, intrigue, courage, brilliance and betrayal that takes us on a journey from China to Hawaii, from Hawaii to New York, from Japan to Berlin, and to the secret conference rooms in Moscow, the residence of Beijing's communist elite. and the corridors of power of democratic Taiwan. In a group biography that alternates between intimate and epic, author Yun Zhang reveals the lives of three prominent women who helped shape 2020th-century China. The book was shortlisted for the British Historical Writers' Association Non-Fiction Award (40). The author's books have been translated into 15 languages ​​and sold around the world with a circulation of XNUMX million copies.

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Barcode: 9785001699934 SKU: 70151389 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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