An edition of Street of Eternal Happiness (2016)

Street of Eternal Happiness

big city dreams along a Shanghai road

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Street of Eternal Happiness
Rob Schmitz, Rob Schmitz
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An edition of Street of Eternal Happiness (2016)

Street of Eternal Happiness

big city dreams along a Shanghai road

First edition.
  • 1 Want to read

"An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of China's most exhilarating metropolis, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China today. Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace's Rob Schmitz is one of them. He immerses himself in his neighborhood, forging deep relationships with ordinary people who see in the city's sleek skyline a brighter future, and a chance to rewrite their destinies. There's Zhao, whose path from factory floor to shopkeeper is sidetracked by her desperate measures to ensure a better future for her sons. Down the street lives Auntie Fu, a fervent capitalist forever trying to improve herself with religion and get-rich-quick schemes while keeping her skeptical husband at bay. Up a flight of stairs, musician and cafe owner CK sets up shop to attract young dreamers like himself, but learns he's searching for something more. As Schmitz becomes more involved in their lives, he makes surprising discoveries which untangle the complexities of modern China: A mysterious box of letters that serve as a portal to a family's--and country's--dark past, and an abandoned neighborhood where fates have been violently altered by unchecked power and greed. A tale of 21st century China, Street of Eternal Happiness profiles China's distinct generations through multifaceted characters who illuminate an enlightening, humorous, and at times heartrending journey along the winding road to the Chinese Dream. Each story adds another layer of humanity and texture to modern China, a tapestry also woven with Schmitz's insight as a foreign correspondent. The result is an intimate and surprising portrait that dispenses with the tired stereotypes of a country we think we know, immersing us instead in the vivid stories of the people who make up one of the world's most captivating cities"--

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English
Pages
326

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Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
Mar 01, 2021, Tantor and Blackstone Publishing
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Cover of: 长乐路
长乐路
2018/03, 上海译文出版社
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Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams along a Shanghai Road
2017, Hodder & Stoughton
in English
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Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
2017, Broadway Books
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Cover of: Street of Eternal Happiness
Street of Eternal Happiness: big city dreams along a Shanghai road
2016
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Cover of: Street of Eternal Happiness
Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams along a Shanghai Road
2016, Hodder & Stoughton
in English
Cover of: Street of Eternal Happiness
Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams along a Shanghai Road
2016, Hodder & Stoughton
in English

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Table of Contents

Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 810 : CK and the system --
Maggie Lane : better city, better life --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 109 : hot and noisy --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 169 : re-education --
Street of Eternal Happiness, Lane 682, no. 70 : box of letters --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 169 : Auntie Fu's get-rich-quick plan --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 109 : bride price --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 810 : cultured youth --
Maggie Lane : dreams, seized --
Street of Eternal Happiness, Lane 682, No. 70 : escape --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 169 : zero risk --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 109 : country wedding --
Street of Eternal Happiness, No. 810 : CK's pilgrimage --
Home --
Chinese dreams.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-322) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
951/.132
Library of Congress
DS796.S253 A26 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 326 pages
Number of pages
326

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27210255M
ISBN 10
0553418084
ISBN 13
9780553418088
LCCN
2015041162
OCLC/WorldCat
934705650

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