The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (novel)
cover of the English translation published by Columbia University Press | |||||||
| Author | Wang Anyi | ||||||
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| Translator | Michael Berry & Susan Chan Egan (2008) | ||||||
| Language | Chinese | ||||||
| Set in | Shanghai, 1945–1986 | ||||||
| Published | 1995, Writers Publishing House | ||||||
| Publication place | China | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 長恨歌 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 长恨歌 | ||||||
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The Song of Everlasting Sorrow is a novel written by the contemporary Chinese author Wang Anyi. Widely considered to be one of her best works, this story follows the life and romantic encounters of a woman in a changing Shanghai, spanning roughly four decades of the twentieth century.
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow was adapted into a 2005 film titled Everlasting Regret, and a 2006 TV series titled To Live to Love.