| Description |
viii, 440 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Weatherhead books on Asia |
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Weatherhead books on Asia.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 440). |
| Contents |
Translators' Notes and Acknowledgments -- The Song of Everlasting Sorrow -- Afterword, by Michael Berry. |
| Summary |
"Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods. Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of 1940s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in the Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, and this fleeting moment of stardom becomes the pinnacle of her life. During the next four decades, Wang Qiyao indulges in the decadent pleasures of pre-liberation Shanghai, secretly playing mahjong during the antirightist Movement and exchanging lovers on the eve of the Cultural Revolution. Surviving the vicissitudes of modern Chinese history, Wang Qiyao emerges in the 1980s as a purveyor of "old Shanghai" - a living incarnation of a new, commodified nostalgia that prizes splendor and sophistication-only to become embroiled in a tragedy that echoes the pulpy Hollywood noirs of her youth." -- Publisher's description. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Language |
Translated from the Chinese. |
| Subject |
Shanghai (China) -- Fiction.
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China -- Fiction.
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China -- Fiction -- Translations into English.
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| Added Author |
Berry, Michael, 1974-
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Egan, Susan Chan.
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| Added Title |
Chang heng ge. English
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| ISBN |
9780231143424 alkaline paper |
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0231143427 alkaline paper |
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9780231513098 ebook |
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0231513097 ebook |
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