Yuan Yang – författare

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZEA Financial Times, New York Times and Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year'As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary' VOGUE'Could be a Netflix series, for family, violence and romance abound' IRISH TIMES'A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them. Incredible' SUNDAY TIMES'A revelatory, moving and tender tale of hopes, fears and change' PETER FRANKOPANYuan Yang, the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the stories of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society. From June, who dreams of going to university rather than raising pigs, to Sam, forced into hiding as her activist peers are lifted from the streets, this is a singularly immersive portrait of a rapidly changing nation – and of the courage of those caught in the swell.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025A Financial Times, New York Times and Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year''As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary'' VOGUE''Private Revolutions could be a Netflix series, for family, violence and romance abound'' IRISH TIMES''A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them. Incredible'' SUNDAY TIMES''A revelatory, moving and tender tale of hopes, fears and change'' PETER FRANKOPAN Yuan Yang, the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the stories of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society. From June, who dreams of going to university rather than raising pigs, to Sam, forced into hiding as her activist peers are lifted from the streets, this is a singularly immersive portrait of a rapidly changing nation – and of the courage of those caught in the swell.

THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025'As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary' VOGUE'Private Revolutions could be a Netflix series, for family, violence and romance abound' IRISH TIMES'A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them. Incredible' SUNDAY TIMES'A revelatory, moving and tender tale of hopes, fears and change' PETER FRANKOPANYuan Yang, the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the stories of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society. From June, who dreams of going to university rather than raising pigs, to Sam, forced into hiding as her activist peers are lifted from the streets, this is a singularly immersive portrait of a rapidly changing nation – and of the courage of those caught in the swell.

THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025'As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary' VOGUE'Private Revolutions could be a Netflix series, for family, violence and romance abound' IRISH TIMES'A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them. Incredible' SUNDAY TIMES'A revelatory, moving and tender tale of hopes, fears and change' PETER FRANKOPANYuan Yang, the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the stories of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society. From June, who dreams of going to university rather than raising pigs, to Sam, forced into hiding as her activist peers are lifted from the streets, this is a singularly immersive portrait of a rapidly changing nation – and of the courage of those caught in the swell.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025A Financial Times, New York Times and Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year''As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary'' VOGUE''Private Revolutions could be a Netflix series, for family, violence and romance abound'' IRISH TIMES''A portrait of China through four women who refused to accept the life laid out for them. Incredible'' SUNDAY TIMES''A revelatory, moving and tender tale of hopes, fears and change'' PETER FRANKOPAN Yuan Yang, the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the stories of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society. From June, who dreams of going to university rather than raising pigs, to Sam, forced into hiding as her activist peers are lifted from the streets, this is a singularly immersive portrait of a rapidly changing nation – and of the courage of those caught in the swell.

Neljän naisen tarinat kuvaavat ravisuttavasti nyky-Kiinaa suurten muutosten keskellä.Siyue kasvaa isovanhempien luona maaseudulla mutta ei halua kylän naisten kohtaloa. Koulussa menestynyt June tähtää korkealle, yliopistoon Pekingiin. Leiya lähtee alaikäisenä tehdastyöhön. Keskiluokkaisen perheen tytär Sam järkyttyy työläisten kohtelusta, ja hänestä tulee vainottu aktivisti. Kaikki he pinnistelevät epätasa-arvon puristuksessa kohti unelmiaan.80- ja 90-luvulla syntyneiden naisten silmin näemme Kiinan muutoksen: kylissä ei ole juoksevaa vettä, mutta kaupungissa kohoavat pilvenpiirtäjät. Vavahduttava teos kuvaa ruohonjuuritasolta Kiinan nousevan talouden inhimillisiä kustannuksia.

Neljän naisen tarinat kuvaavat ravisuttavasti nyky-Kiinaa suurten muutosten keskellä.Siyue kasvaa isovanhempien luona maaseudulla mutta ei halua kylän naisten kohtaloa. Koulussa menestynyt Chun tähtää korkealle, yliopistoon Pekingiin. Leiya lähtee alaikäisenä tehdastyöhön. Keskiluokkaisen perheen tytär Sam järkyttyy työläisten kohtelusta, ja hänestä tulee vainottu aktivisti. Kaikki he pinnistelevät epätasa-arvon puristuksessa kohti unelmiaan.80- ja 90-luvulla syntyneiden naisten silmin näemme Kiinan muutoksen: kylissä ei ole juoksevaa vettä, mutta kaupungissa kohoavat pilvenpiirtäjät. Vavahduttava teos kuvaa ruohonjuuritasolta Kiinan nousevan talouden inhimillisiä kustannuksia.