Remembering Shanghai

Remembering Shanghai
AuthorsIsabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
PublisherGirl Friday Books
Publication date
2021

Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels is a 2018 memoir by Isabel Sun Chao and Claire Chao. The memoir is centered around Sun Chao's childhood in 1930s and ’40s Shanghai and her ancestors, going back to the mid-19th century. The idea for the book was sparked by their 2008 visit to their family home.[1]

Remembering Shanghai has received 28 awards, including the Writer's Digest Grand Prize.[2] Originally published by Plum Brook LLC, the book was republished by Girl Friday Books in October 2021.[3]

Remembering Shanghai is being adapted into a drama series.

  1. ^ "Growing up in 1930s Shanghai: Hongkonger's light and dark memoir". South China Morning Post. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. ^ Lipp, Cassandra. "Meet the 28th Annual WD Self-Published Book Awards Winners". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. ^ "Remembering Shanghai". Girl Friday Productions. Retrieved 2021-10-20.