Love in a Fallen City - (Eileen Chang Collection)

Author: Eileen Chang
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: On August 15, 1944, Eileen Chang's short story collection The Legend was published by Shanghai Magazine. The book includes the following short stories and novellas: The Golden Cangue, Love in a Fallen City, Jasmine Tea, Scent of Sandalwood: The First Incense, Scent of Sandalwood: The Second Incense, Glass Tiles, The Heart Sutra, When Young, and The Withering of Flowers. Additionally, it features the short story Blockade.
The publication of The Legend was a major event in the history of modern Chinese literature and established Eileen Chang's historical position in the development of modern Chinese literature. With the evolution of the New Literature Movement pioneered by the May Fourth Movement, a new developmental possibility emerged. This volume, Eileen Chang Collection: Love in a Fallen City, includes the complete revised edition of The Legend, along with appendices featuring the author's prefaces to various editions of The Legend and two creative reflections on Love in a Fallen City.
Love in a Fallen City is Eileen Chang's breakthrough work and masterpiece. The two characters, Bai Liusu and Fan Liuyuan—a pair of ordinary, worldly individuals—were brought together by fate amidst the chaos of war, experiencing in an instant a "glimmer of true affection" between "two ordinary spouses."
The works included in this volume have been meticulously proofread. As a writer with a distinct personal style, Eileen Chang's novels are particularly meticulous in their word choice. Beyond skillfully incorporating local dialects, she often employs unique expressions that deviate from contemporary writing norms. To preserve the original text and richness of Eileen Chang's prose, no changes are made unless there are obvious errors or omissions, as noted here.