Eileen Chang
Writer
Eileen Chang (September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995), also known as Zhang Ailing or Chang Ai-ling, was one of the most influential modern Chinese writers.Chang is noted for her fiction writings that deal with the tensions between men and women in love, and are considered by some scholars to be among the best Chinese literature of the period. Chang's portrayal of life in 1940s Shanghai and Japanese-occupied Hong Kong is remarkable in its focus on everyday life and the absence of the political subtext which characterised many other writers of the period. The Taiwanese author Yuan Qiongqiong drew inspiration from Eileen Chang. The poet and University of Southern California professor Dominic Cheung commented "had it not been for the political division between the Nationalist and Communist Chinese, she would have almost certainly won a Nobel Prize".Chang's enormous popularity and famed image were in distinct contrast to her personal life, which was marred by disappointment, tragedy, increasing reclusiveness, and ultimately her sudden death from cardiovascular disease at age 74.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | 張愛玲 (Traditional Chinese); 张爱玲 (Simplified Chinese); Zhāng Àilíng (pinyin); Liang Jing; 梁京 (Chinese) |
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| Pseudonym | Liang Jing () (rarely used) |
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| Birth date | September 30, 1920 |
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| Birth name | Zhang Ying () |
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| Birth place | Republic of China (1912–49) |
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| Date of death | September 08, 1995 |
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