{"product_id":"a-song-everlasting-9781524748791","title":"A Song Everlasting","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the universally admired, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Boat Rocker--\u003c\/i\u003ea timely novel that follows a famous Chinese singer severed from his country, as he works to find his way in the United States \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the end of a U.S. tour with his state-supported choir, popular singer Yao Tian takes a private gig in New York to pick up some extra cash for his daughter's tuition fund, but the consequences of his choice spiral out of control. On his return to China, Tian is informed that the sponsors of the event were supporters of Taiwan's secession, and that he must deliver a formal self-criticism. When he is asked to forfeit his passport to his employer, Tian impulsively decides instead to return to New York to protest the government's threat to his artistic integrity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the help of his old friend Yabin, Tian's career begins to flourish in the United States. But he is soon placed on a Chinese gov­ernment blacklist and thwarted by the state at every turn, and it becomes increasingly clear that he may never return to China unless he denounces the freedoms that have made his new life possible. Tian nevertheless insists on his identity as a performer, refusing to give up his art. Moving, important, and strikingly relevant to our times, \u003ci\u003eA Song Everlasting \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of hope in the face of hardship from one of our most celebrated authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524748791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.25w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ha Jin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367832662197,"sku":"9781524748791","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4c371c9f-a7fb-4d68-9d14-d17e64939ba9.jpg?v=1624983058","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-song-everlasting-9781524748791","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}