Shi Shuqing, Sui Xi Yuan (Best Works of Cross-Regional Chinese Women Writers)

Author: Eileen Chang
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Modernism combined with local color formed the main theme of Eileen Chang's early novels. By the time of The Stories of Hong Kong, both the beauty and ugliness of Hong Kong were extreme, and in Eileen Chang's works, there was a Gothic exaggeration. Over forty years ago, another female writer wrote a series of Hong Kong stories from the perspective of an outsider. Eileen Chang clearly inherited the legendary path of Chang Ai-ling.
—Ba Xianyong
Why? What is he relying on? Su Xi's heart tightened, tears rolled down like pearls in a string. She never expected that she would play such a tragic role in this ill-fitting love. She had failed so completely. Men are the most unreliable things in the world. Love, after the passion fades, will eventually pass. This is the conclusion women draw after experiencing many battles.
Eileen Chang, at the age of seventeen, rose to prominence with her debut novel The Wall Lizard. The novel's unique style, rooted in Western psychoanalytic theory, attracted attention and was hailed as a classic of Taiwan's 1960s modernist fiction. After earning her master's degree in theater from New York City College in Manhattan, she continued her literary career while studying traditional Chinese opera and local opera. She wrote extensively on women's marriage and life, establishing herself as a distinctive voice among Taiwanese female writers.
Over the years, she dedicated herself to exploring the peculiar city of Hong Kong through literature. With a delicate pen, keen insight, and vivid language, she depicted the dazzling lives of its people and sketched the history of Hong Kong over more than a century. Her "Hong Kong Trilogy" and the series "Hong Kong Legends" rival Bai Xianyong's "People of Taipei" in charm and depth.
She, full of passion and courage, traveled tirelessly to the cradles of world civilizations and the hubs of world art. With her sharp mind and unique perspective, she profoundly wrote about a modern person's fresh insights into history and culture.