Masterful short works about passion, family, and human relationships
by one of the greatest writers of 20th century China.
A New York Review Books Original
"[A] giant of modern Chinese literature" -The New York Times
With language as sharp as a knife edge, Eileen Chang cut open a huge
divide in Chinese culture, between the classical patriarchy and our
troubled modernity. She was one of the very few able truly to connect
that divide, just as her heroines often disappeared inside it. She is
the fallen angel of Chinese literature, and now, with these excellent
new translations, English readers can discover why she is so revered by
Chinese readers everywhere. *-*Ang Lee
Eileen Chang is one of the great writers of twentieth-century China,
where she enjoys a passionate following both on the mainland and in
Taiwan. At the heart of Chang's achievement is her short fiction--tales
of love, longing, and the shifting and endlessly treacherous shoals of
family life. Written when Chang was still in her twenties, these
extraordinary stories combine an unsettled, probing, utterly
contemporary sensibility, keenly alert to sexual politics and
psychological ambiguity, with an intense lyricism that echoes the
classics of Chinese literature. Love in a Fallen City, the first
collection in English of this dazzling body of work, introduces American
readers to the stark and glamorous vision of a modern master.
