《连环套》是张爱玲第一部真正意义上的长篇小说。以张爱玲的写作能力,如果能顺利完稿并多加锤炼,《连环套》或能成为一部佳作。可惜的是,1944年上半年《连环套》问世后,仅在《万象》杂志上连载6期就戛然而止了。扼腕叹息之余,人们不禁要问:好好的一部长篇连载,为何突然 “Coil” is the first true Eileen Chang novel. With Eileen Chang’s ability to write, if it can be successfully finalized and more temper, “even” can become a masterpiece. What is a pity is that in the first half of 1944, after the advent of “co-enclave,” only the “Vientiane” magazine serialized six abrupt end. While sighed with regret, people can not help but ask: a good lengthy serial, why suddenly