Finding Iris Chang

Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Finding Iris Chang by Paula Kamen, Hachette Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paula Kamen ISBN: 9780306817250
Publisher: Hachette Books Publication: December 10, 2007
Imprint: Da Capo Press Language: English
Author: Paula Kamen
ISBN: 9780306817250
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication: December 10, 2007
Imprint: Da Capo Press
Language: English

Iris Chang's mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn't seem to make any sense. She had more to live for than anyone, including fame, fortune, beauty, a husband, and child. Some even wondered if the controversial author of the Rape of Nanking had been murdered. Long-time friend Paula Kamen was among those left wondering what had gone so wrong. Seeking to reconcile the suicide with the image of Chang's “perfect” life, Kamen searched her own memory and scoured Chang's letters, diaries, and archival material to fill in the gaps of Chang's personal transformation-from awkward teen to homecoming princess in college, from “ex-shy person” to world-class speaker and international human rights pioneer-and later decline into mental illness and paranoia. A literary investigation of an important writer's journey, Finding Iris is a tribute to a lost heroine, a portrait of the real and vulnerable woman who inspired so many around the world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Iris Chang's mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn't seem to make any sense. She had more to live for than anyone, including fame, fortune, beauty, a husband, and child. Some even wondered if the controversial author of the Rape of Nanking had been murdered. Long-time friend Paula Kamen was among those left wondering what had gone so wrong. Seeking to reconcile the suicide with the image of Chang's “perfect” life, Kamen searched her own memory and scoured Chang's letters, diaries, and archival material to fill in the gaps of Chang's personal transformation-from awkward teen to homecoming princess in college, from “ex-shy person” to world-class speaker and international human rights pioneer-and later decline into mental illness and paranoia. A literary investigation of an important writer's journey, Finding Iris is a tribute to a lost heroine, a portrait of the real and vulnerable woman who inspired so many around the world.

More books from Hachette Books

Cover of the book Make It Fast, Cook It Slow by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Great Kids by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Original Sin by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Pushed by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Out of the Clouds by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book The Big Book of Small Stuff by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Breathing Space by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Less than Crazy by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Discover Your Optimal Health by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Made for You and Me by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book The New Rules of Marathon and Half-Marathon Nutrition by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book God's Terrorists by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Burnt Toast by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? by Paula Kamen
Cover of the book Back to Human by Paula Kamen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy