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Lust, Caution (novella)
1979 novella by Eileen Chang
"The Spyring" redirects here. For the general concept of a spy ring, see Espionage.
First English edition | |
| Author | Eileen Chang |
|---|---|
| Original title | 色，戒 |
| Translator | Julia Lovell |
| Language | Chinese |
Publication date | 1979 |
Published in English | 2007 |
Lust, Caution (Chinese: 色，戒; pinyin: Sè, Jiè) is a novella by the Chinese writer Eileen Chang, first published in 1979.
It is set in Shanghai and Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Reportedly, the short story "took Chang more than two decades to complete".[1] The 2007 film of the same name by renowned Taiwanese director Ang Lee was an adaptation of this novel.
The story focuses on the plight of Wang Chia-chih and her involvement in a plot to assassinate Mr. Yee, who is a co-collaborator of a Chinese collaborator with the invading Japanese force. The novella was allegedly based on a true story of the wartime spy Zhe
