The wheat that falls to the ground does not die -- Eileen Chang and: Eileen Chang and

Author: Wang De-wei
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is a carefully compiled collection of academic essays by the renowned literary critic Professor Wang De-wei on the literary works of Eileen Chang and her "Chang School" successors. The author's elaboration on the literary achievements of Eileen Chang and their significance for the development of 20th-century Chinese literature, the systematic of the "Chang School" lineage both in China and abroad, and the analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the various creative works by the "Chang School" successors are all well- in this book. The entire work is grand in perspective, with precise arguments, offering readers a fresh and insightful experience. It is a highly academic study on "Chang Studies" of great scholarly value.