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File Size: 9442 KB
Print Length: 337 pages
Publisher: Crown (May 17, 2016)
Publication Date: May 17, 2016
Sold by: Random House LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B014BR46UC
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Rob Schmitz is an American from Minnesota working as a financial journalist in China. During his stay in Shanghai, he has taken the time to get to know his neighbors, his neighborhood, and the street-level history of his adopted country. In Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road, he tells their stories, and in doing so tells the story of China in the 20th and 21st century.Schmitz lives in the former French Concession, where European architecture mixes with traditional Chinese culture. In Shanghai, city dwellers mix with immigrants from rural areas. Some of Schmitz's friends are among those immigrants, and tell stories of life as hukou system. Under this system, Chinese were forever tied to their hometown. Their travel and employment opportunities were limited. Schmitz points out that "the hukou system may have treated millions of people like illegal immigrants in their own country," even comparing it to apartheid in South Africa.Depending on the generation, Schmitz's friends have different memories of the Cultural Revolution. Some of his neighbors had their livelihoods taken away and their families split up due to Mao's policies. In hopes of making China a progressive economic force, the Chinese government implemented hukou, the one-child policy, and various propaganda campaigns to accomplish their goals. As a result, "the Chines had evolved into a people who had learned to detect the slightest ideological shifts in the ruling hierarchy so that they could quickly recalibrate their positions, protecting themselves and their families." I was surprised at the extent to which some of Schmitz's subjects wanted to avoid talking about the past. They thought all that was best forgotten.One former neighbor he met, through a series of letters he found in an antique shop, had immigrated to the U.S. He moved to New York and tried to find work, get his GED, and enjoy life in the United States. "He has spent his childhood learning about the evils of capitalist America from his school textbooks, but when he arrived in New York, he discovered its capitalists treated their poor much better than the Communists did back home." I wonder how common this sentiment is among Chinese who come to America, realizing that however much they love their country, its culture, and its people, their government and its policies and propaganda are pretty messed up.I will probably never have the opportunity to travel to China. Even if I do, I am sure I will not have the opportunity to build relationships over time with Chinese neighbors the way Schmitz has. I appreciate his story telling, the sense of culture and history he captures in these stories, and the street-level view of Chinese life and culture he portrays in Street of Eternal Happiness.Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!
In short, this is the best book I've read this year.I received it the night before a flight to Shanghai, and today I had the chance to visit the street of eternal happiness. As someone who was born and raised in Shanghai, I find myself rediscover this street like for the first time, even though I have been there countless number of times.What Mr. Schmitz did very well here is that he just plays a role of someone who observes and let the main characters develop their own stories, one can barely notice him, yet he is putting all these together in this remarkable book.I was at CK's sandwich store today, unable to find CK himself because he was on other assignments (I was told he is having concerts, which, if it is true, doesn't really surprise me because of the fact that he once chose one of Liszt's most famous and difficult pieces to get a job). When I introduced this book to the waitress, she couldn't believe that a complete book is dedicated to such a small street, how can someone write so much for our street?! There's a bookshelf in the store, unfortunately I didn't see this book, I wish I had brought a second copy today so I could leave one there. From my conversation with the waitress and the chef, I have the feeling that they probably know nothing about CK's story, and for all the office workers having quick lunch today, this is just a restaurant like all others.Except that Mr. Schmitz's book reminds me that it is not, just like all other stories in this book, story like this matters, history matters, a celebration of Chinese life, far from perfect, but it's real.I feel very fortunate that in today's world there's still journalist like Mr. Schmitz who is working hard to record the history of ordinary people and to preserve the oral history happened in places lost almost in every other platforms.
My Russian emigre parents and I, as a very young child, lived at 698 Changle Lu, House #1, before my family was able to migrate to Australia in 1950, so I will be buying an extra copy of this book to give to my 95 year old mother. She will enjoy this charming look at the lives of the current residents of a pretty tree lined part of the old French Concession, where I have been fortunate to visit several times, although next time I shall bring this book with me. What I appreciate so much is Rob Schmitz's great humanity in telling these stories and his understanding of the differences in culture between his Chinese neighbors and the West. He is not at all judgmental, but at all times sensitive to the feelings of the people who have entrusted him with their life stories. China is changing with great speed and becoming more and more like anywhere else, so it is wonderful to have a snapshot of Chinese lives at this particular point in time, with its finely tuned ear to the differences between country and city and even between separate parts of this vast land. This is a heartfelt and sympathetic portrait which still displays without flinching the difficulties that still exist.
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