{"product_id":"may-our-joy-endure-9781771966207","title":"May Our Joy Endure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Prix M?dicis, Prix D?cembre, and Prix Ringuet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC?line Wachowski, internationally renowned architect and accidental digital-culture icon, unveils her plans for the Webuy Complex, her first megaproject in Montreal, her hometown. But instead of the triumph she anticipates in finally bringing her reputation to bear in her own city, the project is excoriated by critics, who accuse her of callously destroying the social fabric of neighborhoods, ushering in a new era of gentrification, and many even deadlier sins. When she is deposed as CEO of her firm, C?line must make sense of the charges against herself and the people in her elite circle. For the first time in danger of losing their footing, what fictions must they tell themselves to justify their privilege and maintain their position in the world that they themselves have built?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving fluidly between C?line's perspective and the perspectives of her critics, and revealing both the ruthlessness of her methods and the brilliance of her aesthetic vision, \u003cem\u003eMay Our Joy Endure\u003c\/em\u003e is a shrewd examination of the microcosm of the ultra-privileged and a dazzling social novel that depicts with razor-sharp acuity the terrible beauty of wealth, influence, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771966207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Kevin Lambert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413575921845,"sku":"9781771966207","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ddd8d007-3f4f-4630-b3c1-8fd1503f7f0a.jpg?v=1720537741","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/may-our-joy-endure-9781771966207","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}