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Also Known As Chang Ai-ling • Eileen Chang
Born September 9, 1920 • Shanghai • China
Found Dead September 8, 1995 • California
Notable Works “Half a Lifelong Romance”

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Portrait of writer Zhang Ailing, also known as Eileen Chang, wearing a patterned silk jacket and round earrings, looking slightly upward.
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