Finding Iris Chang
Encyclopedia
Finding Iris Chang: Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind is a biography of Iris Chang
, author of the best-selling history The Rape of Nanking. Written by Chang's friend and journalist
Paula Kamen and published in November 2007, the writing and research of the book was motivated by Chang's suicide in 2004. Kamen was the author of a Salon.com
eulogy for Chang which received "overwhelming" response—this prompted her to expand upon the subject of Chang's life and death with a biographical book.
Iris Chang
Iris Shun-Ru Chang was an American historian and journalist. She is best known for her best-selling 1997 account of the Nanking Massacre, The Rape of Nanking. She committed suicide on November 9, 2004...
, author of the best-selling history The Rape of Nanking. Written by Chang's friend and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Paula Kamen and published in November 2007, the writing and research of the book was motivated by Chang's suicide in 2004. Kamen was the author of a Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
eulogy for Chang which received "overwhelming" response—this prompted her to expand upon the subject of Chang's life and death with a biographical book.
External links
- Finding Iris Chang at Google Books