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Chinese Writer Jung Chang.

Chinese writer Jung Chang. She was born in China but left in 1978 to study. She now lives in England. Her book, "Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China," (published by Simon & Schuster). It's the story of Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother Chang's grandmother was born into feudal society, whose feet were bound at the age of two; she was a concubine at 15. Chang's mother grew up under Japanese occupation, was a part of the Communist-led student underground, and later a heroine of the revolution. Jung Chang, herself grew up inside the hierarchy of China's Communist elite but with the cultural revolution her parents were denounced and beaten. (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

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Other segments from the episode on September 23, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 23, 1991: Interview with Jung Chang; Interview with Clive Barker; Review of the television shows "Good & Evil" and "Brooklyn Bridge."

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