{"product_id":"the-song-of-everlasting-sorrow","title":"The Song of Everlasting Sorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet 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 Shanghais 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 sophisticationonly to become embroiled in a tragedy that echoes the pulpy Hollywood noirs of her youth.  From the violent persecution of communism to the liberalism and openness of the age of reform  this sorrowful tale of old China versus new  of perseverance in the face of adversity  is a timeless rendering of our never-ending quest for transformation and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983970988085,"sku":"ByrdShop_0231143427","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780231143424.jpg?v=1770816805","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-song-of-everlasting-sorrow","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}