Finding Iris Chang Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind

Author/creator Kamen, Paula Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge : Da Capo Press, Incorporated New York : Perseus Books Group [Distributor]
Description304 p. 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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Summary Annotation <div>Iris Chang&#8217;s mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn&#8217;t seem to make any sense. She had so much to live for, including fame, fortune, beauty, and a husband and child. Some even wondered if the controversial author of <i>The Rape of Nanking</i> had been murdered. Longtime friend Paula Kamen was among those left wondering what had gone so wrong.<p>Seeking to reconcile the suicide with the image of Chang&#8217;s &ldquo;perfect&#8221; life, Kamen searched her memory and scoured Chang&#8217;s letters and diaries to fill in the gaps of Chang&#8217;s personal transformation&mdash;from &ldquo;ex-shy person&#8221; to world-class speaker and international rights pioneer&mdash;and her later decline into mental illness. The result is a &ldquo;riveting narrative that is part detective story, part psychological drama, part homage to a friend&#8221; (Helen Zia).</p></div>
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ISBN9780306817533
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