蘭迪.霍普金斯(Randy
Hopkins)與張盈盈(Ying-Ying
Chang)合著了一本書，書名為《張純如與個人的力量》Iris
Chang and the Power of One。
全書共分為三個部分。第一部分簡要地回顧了張純如的一生；第二部分揭示了她對世界所產生的正面影響——她一生致力於正義與真相的努力所激起的「光之漣漪」。最重要的是第三部分，深入探討了所謂的「黑暗漣漪」——針對張純如本人及其著作《南京大屠殺》的歷史性與個人性攻擊。霍普金斯進行了深入細緻的研究，揭露了在詆毀張純如行動背後的隱藏之手——這場抹黑行動甚至在她去世後仍持續進行。本書第三部分為三語版本，英文、中文與日文。
今年是中國抗日戰爭勝利80週年。本書的出版正值這一歷史時刻，以紀念抗戰勝利。
This book is about Iris Chang and her world-changing influence. At age
29, Iris, a Chinese American, wrote the wildly popular and deeply
controversial book The Rape of Nanking - exposing the brutal atrocity
now known as the Nanjing Massacre which followed the Japanese Imperial
Army's 1937 capture of Nanking, China. She later wrote another massively
researched book, The Chinese in America. In 2004, at the age of 36, Iris
took her own life.
The book first traces Iris' life and tragic end. Reasons leading to her
death are covered, with elements that echo in today's headlines. The
second part is a revelation of the positive influences Ms. Chang has had
upon the world - a highly graphic celebration of the 'ripples
of light' emanating from her life's work.
Finally, the book addresses the ‘dark ripples' in the form of historical
and very personal attacks on her and her book The Rape of Nanking. A
carefully researched study exposes the hidden hand behind a vilification
campaign that sought to discredit Iris, one that continued well after
her death. This part of the book is trilingual, printed in English,
Chinese and Japanese. Iris Chang lived by and urged others to live by
the Power of One, the ability of one person to change the world. That
inspiration is her greatest triumph.
RANDY HOPKINS is a historian and former trial lawyer living in Portland,
Oregon. He now specializes in the history of Oklahoma, his home state.
YING-YING CHANG is the proud mother of Iris Chang. She is the author of
the memoir The Woman Who Could Not Forget.
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