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

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Impactful journey; understanding Iris Chang's tragic mystery.

"Finding Iris Chang" offers a deeply personal exploration of a luminous mind that met with a devastating end. If you've been moved by Iris Chang's work or touched by the enigma of her life and sudden death, Paula Kamen’s painstaking journey through Chang’s evolution and struggles provides a touching tribute and a heartfelt investigation into the life of an extraordinary woman. As Kamen pieces together the puzzle of Chang's life from a place of genuine connection, you'll find a narrative that is as much about friendship and memory as it is about unraveling a tragic enigma.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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

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ISBN: 9780306817533
Authors: Paula Kamen
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date of Publication: 2008-12-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 3.56
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Iris Chang’s mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn’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 The Rape of Nanking had been murdered. Longtime 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 memory and scoured Chang’s letters and diaries to fill in the gaps of Chang’s personal transformation—from “ex-shy person” to world-class speaker and international rights pioneer—and her later decline into mental illness. The result is a “riveting narrative that is part detective story, part psychological drama, part homage to a friend” (Helen Zia).
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Impactful journey; understanding Iris Chang's tragic mystery.

"Finding Iris Chang" offers a deeply personal exploration of a luminous mind that met with a devastating end. If you've been moved by Iris Chang's work or touched by the enigma of her life and sudden death, Paula Kamen’s painstaking journey through Chang’s evolution and struggles provides a touching tribute and a heartfelt investigation into the life of an extraordinary woman. As Kamen pieces together the puzzle of Chang's life from a place of genuine connection, you'll find a narrative that is as much about friendship and memory as it is about unraveling a tragic enigma.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.