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The Scholar and the Tiger is at once a compelling family saga, thriller, social history, and spiritual journey. Written by a noted scholar, assisted by a writer friend, the story brings to life a tumultuous period in Chinese history while providing insights into China's emergence as a global power. Wen-wei Chang was born in 1929 as famine gripped northern China. Only the iron will of his mother kept the family alive. Wen-wei-a promising student-seemed destined for a brilliant career, but civil war intervened, forcing him to flee Beijing just before Communist forces arrived. In Shanghai, his family was reunited with his elder brother, now a leading Guomindang general commanding the final defense of the city.
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David Chang, with Alden Carter, has written an autobiography that is remarkable and touching for its personal insights. It skillfully integrates historical and political events in China and Taiwan with the life of a remarkable man. Most of all, it is a good read.--Thomas J. Bellows, University of Texas at San Antonio
This remarkable memoir of a Chinese boyhood brings alive David Wen-wei Chang's childhood in a small village in North China and his family's trials during a 1930s famine and recounts how their lives were torn apart in the struggle between the Chinese Communists and the Nationalists. Throughout, David's love of family, home, and learning will delight the reader.--David D. Buck, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
This is the gentle, touching story of a traditional Chinese family whose lives were shattered by war and revolution. . . . Chang's positive attitude gives the book its heart. Recommended for general readers in history as well as memoir.--Library Journal
About the Author
David Wen-wei Chang is Rosebush Professor of Political Science emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Alden R. Carter, a freelance writer, is author of numerous books, including two histories of China for young people and China: From the First Chinese to the Olympics.
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- PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0742557618
- ISBN 13 9780742557611
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages200
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