Eileen Chang Press Reviews
It took 46 years, but at long last English-language readers are now able to enjoy one of Eileen Chang's most popular works, Half a Lifelong Romance. A dramatic story of love, betrayal, opportunism and family oppression set in 1930s Shanghai, it is an enveloping, haunting and insightful read, rich in Chang's trademark passionate prose - Wall Street Journal
Eileen Chang is the fallen angel of Chinese literature -- Ang Lee A dazzling and distinctive fiction writer - New York Times Book Review
Chang's world is a stark and mysterious place where people strive to find their way in love but often fail under the pressures of family, tradition, and reputation - New Yorker
Karen S. Kingsbury's capable new translation of the novel - The Times Literary Supplement
