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Jung Chang

1952 - Today

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Jung Chang (traditional Chinese: 張戎; simplified Chinese: 张戎; pinyin: Zhāng Róng; Wade–Giles: Chang Jung, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂɑ́ŋ ɻʊ̌ŋ]; born 25 March 1952) is a Chinese-British writer now living in London, best known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, selling over 10 million copies worldwide but banned in the People's Republic of China. Her 832-page biography of Mao Zedong, Mao: The Unknown Story, written with her husband, the Irish historian Jon Halliday, was published in June 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jung Chang has received more than 468,489 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jung Chang is the 2,421st most popular writer (up from 2,621st in 2019), the 599th most popular biography from China (down from 596th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Chinese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jung Chang ranks 2,421 out of 5,755. Before her are Cornelia Funke, Tian Han, Okakura Kakuzō, Jørgen Moe, Jojo Moyes, and Patrick Pearse. After her are Moses ibn Ezra, Asconius Pedianus, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Nikolay Kostomarov, Mikołaj Rej, and Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jung Chang ranks 137. Before her are David A. Stewart, Rex Tillerson, Semyon Bychkov, David Petraeus, Samir Geagea, and Marilyn Chambers. After her are Amir Peretz, Jonathan Frakes, Annie Potts, David Byrne, David Knopfler, and Dirceu.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jung Chang ranks 599 out of 1,392. Before her are Consort Ban (-48), Ouyang Xun (557), Ti Lung (1946), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Tian Han (1898), and Wang Meng (1308). After her are Liu Zhiyuan (895), Muqi (1210), Peng Zhen (1902), Jia Yi (-200), Li Kui (-500), and Han Suyin (1917).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Jung Chang ranks 58. Before her are Li He (790), Ai Qing (1910), Cao Yu (1910), Li Shangyin (813), Consort Ban (-48), and Tian Han (1898). After her are Han Suyin (1917), Lu Ji (261), Yuan Zhen (779), Xu Zhimo (1897), Guan Hanqing (1210), and Zhou Daguan (1266).

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