Wild Swans
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Wild Swans
| Full title | Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China |
|---|---|
| Author | Jung Chang |
| Published | 1991 |
| Pages | 560 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Three generations of one family — a warlord’s concubine, a Communist official’s wife, and Jung Chang herself — across the whole of twentieth-century China, from bound feet to the Cultural Revolution. Banned in mainland China. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — an answer to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in his thread, June 2025. The full list of answers is on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List (March 2026), in the Marxism and Collective Psychology section.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- China — the subject.
- People Over Politics — the portfolio idea this sits closest to.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.