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Author: Eileen Chang
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Publish Date: 1997-03-01
Features: 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 what lasts is the ordinary joys and sorrows of ordinary men and women. It is the twists and turns, the ups and downs that are the essence of life. The main contents of this book include "Contrast Notes," "Reflections on Luo Lan," "The Blanket," "The Truth About 'Love in a Fallen City'," "Huh?"?, "Grass Furnace Cake," and "Smiling Lines." After reading Eileen Chang's works, one feels as if what she says is about herself. Eileen Chang's most obvious trait is not that she repeatedly laments the same kind of desolate emotion, and the perspectives and spaces she chooses always seem similar, with many characters being the same.