Zhang look

Author: Eileen Chang
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book mainly includes the preface to "Zhang's View," "The Chinese Ring," "The Creation," "Words of Auntie Gu," "On Reading Books," "Afterword on Reading Books," "On Writing," "The Dream of a Genius," and Postscript. The backdrop of Eileen Chang's novels is: desolation. Eileen Chang's desolation is a pessimistic lament, a feminine sensitivity and subtlety. Grand themes such as the era, the nation, and revolution are condensed into a scene or a corner of family life. The vast waves of society are distant and fleeting, while the ordinary joys and sorrows of ordinary men and women endure. It is the twists and turns, the ups and downs that are the essence of life. What is striking in Eileen Chang's works is: people are submerged in the details of daily life. The human spirit; the vibrant and splendid life of the Party Secretary, is stiffened in a life of routine. Every day, they do the same things, encounter the same faces, and discuss the same topics. Time becomes illusory, a day is no different from a year or a lifetime.