Shu-Ling Chua
A Lifelong Romance: Reflections on Eileen Chang’s life, work, and legacy
In her oft-quoted essay 'Writing of One’s Own' (自己的文章), she responded to her critics, laying out the aesthetic principles that would underpin her life’s work...'Although they [Chang’s characters] are merely weak and ordinary people and cannot aspire to heroic feats of strength,' Chang contends, 'it is precisely these ordinary people who can serve more accurately than heroes as a measure of the times.'