Iris Chang's 'Rape of Nanking'raised global awareness
张纯如《南京暴行》引发全球关注
Global awareness of the Nanjing massacre was heightened in 1997 by the publication of a book called 'The Rape of Nanking', by Chinese-American author Iris Chang.
1997年美国华裔作家张纯如所著的《南京暴行—被遗忘的大屠杀》一经出版就引发了全球对南京大屠杀的高度关注。
Chang committed suicide in 2004.
而该书作者则于2004年自杀。
CCTV has been speaking to another Chinese-American author,Helen Zia, for her thoughts on the famous book and the dark legacy of the massacre itself.
中央电视台采访到另一位华裔作家谢汉兰，请她谈论关于这本著作的想法以及南京大屠杀本身这段黑暗的历史。