by Ann -ping Chin (Author)
Through the stories of four sisters born between 1907 and 1914, a renowned historian examines a century of change in Chinese culture and in women's lives. Now in their late eighties and early nineties, the four Chang sisters lived through a century of historic change in China. In this extraordinary work, assembled with the benefit of letters, diaries, family histories, poetry, journals and interviews, Annping Chin shapes the story of one family into a riveting chronicle that provides a unique insight into the old China and its transition into the new. From prosperity to persecution, from foreign wars to Cultural Revolution, Four Sisters of Hofei is an intensely personal and sweeping story that illustrates the complex history of a complex culture.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05 Jan 2004
ISBN 10: 0747561885
ISBN 13: 9780747561880
Book Overview: Through the stories of four sisters born between 1907 and 1913, a renowned historian examines a century of extraordinary change in China - a remarkablel story, now published in paperback.