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Образ новой женщины Китая середины XX в. в произведениях Чжан Айлин.
The article examines series of novels written by the one of the most popular Chinese women writer of XX century - Eileen Chang. The author analyzes social and cultural changes taking place in the later period of Chinese Republic. Through the detailed analysis of Chang’s novels it can be seen that practically in all her works the main protagonist is a modern woman living in the big city and trying to play a new role in the family and society. The stories of numerous female characters help us to reveal main social conflicts and contradictions of Chinese society of 1940-s. Sophisticated female characters show that in many ways Chinese woman was unable to adjust to rapid social change. While during the study period many city woman acquired the new right to education and work, obtained a new legal status, their minds still continued to be subordinated to the old Confucian ideology.