City of Love

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 short stories and novellas The Golden Lock and the Iron Chain, Love in a Fallen City, Jasmine Tea, Sandalwood Incense: The First Incense, Sandalwood Incense: The Second Incense, Glass Tiles, The Heart Sutra, When Young, and The Withering of Flowers. 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. The New Literature Movement pioneered by the May Fourth Movement had evolved to this point, giving rise to a new developmental possibility. This volume, Eileen Chang Collection: Love in a Fallen City, includes the complete revised edition of The Legend, with appendices featuring the author's prefaces to different 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. Bai Liusu and Fan Liuyuan, a pair of worldly and ordinary people, are unexpectedly brought together by fate amidst the chaos of war, experiencing in an instant a moment of genuine affection between "two ordinary spouses." The works included in this volume have been carefully proofread. As a writer with a distinct personal style, Eileen Chang's novels are particularly meticulous in their word choice. In addition to skillfully incorporating local dialects, she often employs unique expressions that deviate from contemporary writing norms. To preserve the original form and richness of Eileen Chang's prose, this volume makes no changes unless there are obvious errors or omissions, as a special note.