This is part of our series of interviews with some of the speakers at the 2017 Shanghai International Literary Festival.
Stretching about three kilometers from east to west in the former French Concession, today’s Changle Lu is home to a mix of modern residential and office buildings, Shanghai-style old lane houses, nail salons, boutiques and restaurants serving cuisines as diverse as the nationalities of its residents.
NPR’s Shanghai correspondent Rob Schmitz has been living on the street with his wife and two young sons for the past seven years. His 2016 book, Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road, takes place right in the middle of it. (Read our full interview with him here).
Watch our video interview with Schmitz below (VPN off):
Outside of China? Watch on Youtube here.
Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road is available on Amazon.
Special thanks to Brut Cake for providing the interview venue.
March 13, 6pm, RMB85. See listing for Glam. Tickets available at their website.
The Shanghai International Literary Festival returns to M on the Bund from March 10-22, bringing together authors of all stripes. View the full schedule here. See more interviews with 2017 Shanghai Lit Festival authors here.
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