by Eileen Chang
Another one bites the dust. First story is Aloeswood Incense. Lovely but bittersweet. Love is a dangerous drug. 3.5/5. Second story: Jasmine Tea. OMFG. What an unlikeable, heinous character, rendering this short story practically unreadable. 0.5/5 stars. That last story soured the entire readi...
I absolutely love Eileen Chang's writing. Amazing writing with such poignancy.One hell of a female writer. I say that because she writes about love and relationship in a way that cuts a woman's heart, about what matters and what hurts.
The four novellas and two short stories in this collection of Eileen Chang's work illustrate Hong Kong in the middle of the 20th century. The translator makes a point in the introduction that while many other authors were banned in mainland China for portraying strong political opinions, Chang avoid...
Delicately textured stories and novellas of China before the revolution. "Aloeswood Incense" and the title story are the standouts.
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