Shoelace Fragrance of Old Times: A Biography of Eileen Chang: A Biography of Eileen Chang

Author: Ren Ruwen
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book is one of the "Biographical Series of Hong Kong and Taiwan Writers." Zhang Ailing, a Chinese woman with the name "vulgar and repulsive," once created miracles in the literary world of China's 1940s, a turbulent era. She crafted an extraordinary post-apocalyptic world filled with memories of family and nation, like overlapping copies of photographs, representing a complex and illogical past. She depicted a strange and unique daily life—despite being born into a distinguished family of imperial prestige, her affections lay with the common people and the joys and sorrows of ordinary life. Written by two female master's students, this biography stands out among the many works on Zhang Ailing, portraying the passionate life of this extraordinary talent— (busyness and solitude), (glamour and desolation), (great joy and great sorrow). Zhang Ailing is a tree in the garden of literature, lush and swaying. She spreads her branches wide, reaching as far as the unknown horizon. She created an extraordinary post-apocalyptic world filled with memories of family and nation, like overlapping copies of photographs, representing a complex and illogical past. She depicted a strange and unique daily life—despite being born into a distinguished family of imperial prestige, her affections lay with the common people and the joys and sorrows of ordinary life.