| Finding Iris Chang: Friendship, Amibition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind Contributor(s): Kamen, Paula (Author), Dunne, Bernadette (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433205173 ISBN-13: 9781433205170 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking and human rights activist, shocked the world when she committed suicide in 2004 at age thirty-six. Long-time friend Paula Kamen fills in the gaps in Changs personal transformation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.72" W x 6.44" (0.70 lbs) |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Iris Chang, bestselling 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 thirty-six. Longtime friend and confidante Paula Kamen, author of the critically acclaimed All in My Head, reveals for the first time the private woman behind the bold international celebrity. She offers a tribute to the lost heroine while attempting to explain Iris' tragic psychological decline. Through letters, diaries, 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kamen, Paula: - Paula Kamen is a Chicago journalist, author, and visiting research scholar with Northwestern University. Her commentaries and book reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Salon, Ms, Chicago Tribune, In These Times, and numerous anthologies. Dunne, Bernadette: -Bernadette Dunne is the winner of more than a dozen AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway. |