Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.
I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted.
What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that.
The Watch is a powerful tale, courageous both in concept and creation: an ancient tale made modern, passed through different narrators in extraordinary shape-shifting prose that makes this not just an important novel, but a remarkable read.