The Dance of Life: The Love Affair of Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang A-ruo

Author: Hu Xin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Zhang Yaru, an ordinary yet unique intellectual woman of the 1930s. In the turbulent era, she had her pursuits and her confusion. Her brief love affair with Chiang Kemin was undeniably a profound and life-altering romance. In his delirium from old age and illness, Mr. Chiang’s mumbled calls to Yaru revealed how deep love could be, and how deep the regrets would be! He once called Jiangnan his true homeland, and that fertile land was not just the site of his career but also the imprint of his love. This is the first biographical novel in mainland China about Chiang Kemin and Zhang Yaru. Zhang Yaru’s life ended at the age of 29, leaving behind scenes of both beauty and sorrow. Zhang Yaru and Chiang Kemin met, knew each other, and fell in love between 1939 and 1942. Three years may have been a fleeting moment in history, but they left behind the life-and-death struggles in the midst of chaos. The reckless abandon of love and the countless frustrations, the bitter fruits and the sweet blossoms of love—need not say "Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!" but only sigh "No! No! No!" The cause of Zhang Yaru’s death was still uncertain at the time, but Hu Xin, with her rigorous reasoning, developed her own theory, which was later confirmed by those involved. This shows the wisdom of the female writer.