A Mortal Flower
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Han Suyin |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | autobiography, history |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) Putnam (US) |
Publication date | 1966 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (book) |
| Pages | 412 pp |
| LC Class | PR6015.A4674 M6 1966a |
| Preceded by | The Crippled Tree |
| Followed by | Birdless Summer |
A Mortal Flower is an autobiography by Han Suyin.[1][2] It covers the years 1928 to 1938: her growing up in China and her journey to Belgium and her mother's family. Also her marriage to a rising officer in the Kuomintang and the retreat to Chungking in the face of the Japanese invasion of China.
References
[edit]- ^ Huang, Guiyou (2001-05-30). Asian American Autobiographers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-0-313-01676-9.
- ^ "A MORTAL FLOWER". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 1966. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
External links
[edit]- Han, Suyin (1965). A Mortal Flower: China: Autobiography, History. Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-10560-9.
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