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Title
Letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1968
張愛玲寄給夏志清的信, 1968
Creator
Zhang, Ailing
Contributor
Hsia, Chih-tsing
Date Created and/or Issued
1968-07-01
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Ailing Zhang (Eileen Chang) Papers
Rights Information
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East Asian Library, USC Libraries
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Description
A letter from Eileen Chang to C.T. Hsia, 1968. In this letter dated July 1, Eileen Chang mentions that since she wrote a prelude for "Yuan Nu" and talks about "Hong Lou Meng", she begins to write some essays about "Hong Lou Meng" ("Hong Lou Meng Yan"). She also mentions that writer Yin Yunpeng came to visit her. She also asks Hsia to write a prelude for "Hai Shang Hua". "Wang Ran Ji" changes its title to "Ban Sheng Yuan". Then she mentions that she likes Zhang Hengshui. The envelope has two USPS 6 cents-stamps with dated stamp of 2 July, 1968 Boston, Mass. and is addressed to "Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025." with from address "Chang, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 45, Cambridge, Mass. 02138."The New York address was crossed out. Written in ball point pen: Please forward "Room 554, Biddle Continuation Center, Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401."
張愛玲寄給夏志清的信,1968. 這封信註明7月1日寫的. 張愛玲於信中提到因替"怨女"寫序寫到紅樓夢, 因而寫出一部紅樓夢的東西("紅樓夢饜"). 也提到作家殷允芃來拜訪. 另外請夏志清幫"海上花"寫序. "惘然記"改名為"半生緣". 又提說她喜歡張恨水. 信封上有六分錢的郵票, 郵政戳印日期為1968年7月2日波士頓13, 並有收件人地址"Mr. C.T. Hsia, 415 West 115th Street, Apt. 22, New York, N.Y. 10025"及寄件人地址"Reyher, 83 Brattle St., Apt. 45, Cambridge, Mass. 02138." 原紐約地址被劃掉, 用原子筆寫上: 轉寄往"Room 554, Biddle Continuation Center, Indiana Memorial Union, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401."
Type
text
Format
3 p.
28 x 22 cm. +1 envelope
letters (correspondence)
Identifier
chang-m40
chang-alet-cha-hsi-68-005~2-0
chang-alet-cha-hsi-68-005~3-0
chang-alet-cha-hsi-68-005~1-0
http://doi.org/10.25549/chang-m40
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/chang-alet-cha-hsi-68-005~2-0.jpg
Language
Chinese
Subject
Letters
Yuan Nu
Hong Lou Meng Yan
Hai Shang Hua
Ban Sheng Yuan
曹雪芹
紅樓夢饜
殷允芃
海上花
半生緣
張恨水
Source
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Ailing Zhang (Eileen Chang) Papers, 1919-1994
Correspondence
Hsia, Chih-tsing. "Zhang Ailing ge wo de xin jian(5)." Lian he wen xue v. 13, no. 11 (1997): 68-79.; 夏志清. "張愛玲給我的信件(五)." 聯合文學第13卷第11期(1997): 68-79
chang-m1
Provenance
Donated by Dr. C.T. Hsia 夏志清 (1921-2013)

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