Writer of love stories set in 1940s Shanghai and Hong Kong, such as 倾城之恋 and 金锁记; Ang Lee filmed her Lust, Caution in 2007. She moved to the United States in 1955 and died in Los Angeles.
Zhāng Àilíng de xiǎoshuō chōngmǎn le Shànghǎi de jiùshí fēngqíng.
Eileen Chang's novels are full of the old charm of Shanghai.
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Her given name 爱玲 is a transliteration of the English name Eileen. She was born 张煐, and the new name was entered when she was registered at school in 1930.
history
She came from an eminent family: her grandfather 张佩纶 was a Qing official and her grandmother a daughter of the statesman 李鸿章. She died alone in Los Angeles, and her landlord found her about a week later.
