{"product_id":"9781681372440","title":"Love in a Fallen City","description":"\u003cb\u003eA New York Review Books Original\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] giant of modern Chinese literature” \u003ci\u003e–\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With  language as sharp as a knife edge, Eileen Chang cut open a huge divide  in Chinese culture, between the classical patriarchy and our troubled  modernity. She was one of the very few able truly to connect that  divide, just as her heroines often disappeared inside it. She is the  fallen angel of Chinese literature, and now, with these excellent new  translations, English readers can discover why she is so revered by  Chinese readers everywhere.\" \u003ci\u003e–\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAng Lee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEileen Chang  is one of the great writers of twentieth-century China, where she enjoys  a passionate following both on the mainland and in Taiwan. At the heart  of Chang’s achievement is her short fiction—tales of love, longing, and  the shifting and endlessly treacherous shoals of family life. Written  when Chang was still in her twenties, these extraordinary stories  combine an unsettled, probing, utterly contemporary sensibility, keenly  alert to sexual politics and psychological ambiguity, with an intense  lyricism that echoes the classics of Chinese literature. \u003ci\u003eLove in a Fallen City\u003c\/i\u003e,  the first collection in English of this dazzling body of work,  introduces American readers to the stark and glamorous vision of a  modern master.","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149774143728,"sku":"9781681372440","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681372440_p0.jpg?v=1763692584","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681372440","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}