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Finding Iris Chang:  Friendship, Ambition and the Tragic Loss of an Extraordinary Mind
Finding Iris Chang Friendship Ambition and the Tragic Loss of an Extraordinary Mind
Author: Paula Kamen
Iris Chang, best-selling author of The Rape of Nanking and tireless human-rights activist, symbolized strength to many in the literary and social justice worlds. Her fearlessness made it all the more shocking when she committed suicide in 2004 at age 36.Long-time friend and confidante Paula Kamen, author of the critically acclaimed All...  more », reveals for the first time the private Iris behind the bold international celebrity. She offers a tribute to the lost heroine while attempting to explain Iris's tragic psychological decline. Through letters, diaries, and her own memories and investigative journalism, Kamen fills in the surprising gaps in Chang's personal transformation, from awkward teen to world-class writer and lecturer, and finally into mental illness and paranoia. Finding Iris Chang is a portrait of a real, vulnerable woman who changed the world.
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ISBN-13: 9781433205170
ISBN-10: 1433205173
Publication Date: 11/1/2007
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Audio Cassette
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