It took 46 years, but at long last English-language readers are now able to enjoy one of Eileen Chang's most popular works, Half a Lifelong Romance. A dramatic story of love, betrayal, opportunism and family oppression set in 1930s Shanghai, it is an enveloping, haunting and insightful read, rich in Chang's trademark passionate prose ? Wall Street JournalEileen Chang is the fallen angel of Chinese literature -- Ang LeeA dazzling and distinctive fiction writer ? New York Times Book ReviewChang's world is a stark and mysterious place where people strive to find their way in love but often fail under the pressures of family, tradition, and reputation ? New YorkerKaren S. Kingsbury's capable new translation of the novel ? The Times Literary Supplement Biografía del autor Eileen Chang was born in Shanghai in 1920. She studied literature at the University of Hong Kong but returned to Shanghai in 1941 during the Japanese occupation, where she established her reputation as a literary star. She moved to America in 1955 and died in Los Angeles in 1995.