![]() My reaction to the death of Williams reminded me of my reaction when I first read about Iris Chang, another genius who is the subject of this book and who also succumbed to a suicide that was shocking and unfathomable. I had heard of her only in passing, as someone who wrote international bestsellers and was surely an ancient historian. It turns out she was not an ancient historian, but actually a celebrated author, publishing The Rape of Nanking : the Forgotten Holocaust of World War II at age 29. She was happily married, with a very supportive family and a young son. This book review is many months in the making and was scheduled to be published this week when the sad news about Robin Williams broke. ![]()
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