《长恨歌》是王安忆最富灵性、最具才情的一部长篇小说．它以十分自由活泼的形式，创造了一种都市的民间文化形态．这种形态的典型特征就是它的传奇性、亲和性、私人性．写活了一个王琦瑶，也写活了大上海．王琦瑶是这个大都市的精魂． “Everlasting Regret” is Wang Anyi’s most spiritual, most talented novel. It is a very free and lively form, creating a kind of urban folk culture. The typical feature of this form is its legend, affinity and personal nature. Wrote a living Wang Qi Yao, also wrote a living in Shanghai. Wang Qi Yao is the soul of this metropolis.