Iris Chang
Iris Chang (1968-2004) lived and worked in California. She was a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana and worked briefly as a reporter in Chicago before winning a graduate fellowship to the writing seminar program at The Johns Hopkins University. Her first book, Thread of the Silkworm (the story of Tsien Hsue-shen, father of the People's Republic of China's missile program) received worldwide critical acclaim. She was the recipient of the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur...See more
Iris Chang (1968-2004) lived and worked in California. She was a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana and worked briefly as a reporter in Chicago before winning a graduate fellowship to the writing seminar program at The Johns Hopkins University. Her first book, Thread of the Silkworm (the story of Tsien Hsue-shen, father of the People's Republic of China's missile program) received worldwide critical acclaim. She was the recipient of the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation's Program on Peace and International Cooperation award, as well as major grants from the National Science Foundation, the Pacific Cultural Foundation, and the Harry Truman Library. See less
Iris Chang's Featured Books
Iris Chang book reviews
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The Rape of Nanking
by Joe3rd, Jan 15, 2016
incredible book , well written and amazingly sad story ,delivery was prompt and the book was of good quality, very happy . Read More
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
The Rape of Nanking
The book shows the true history of what the Japanese did in China, contrary to the "revisionist history" put out by the Japanese government. Read More
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The Rape of Nanking
Never Again
by Jan C, Sep 11, 2013
Hard to read, but everyone should be aware of this terrible part of world history. Read More