China in Ten Words
Essays
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 21, 2012
From one of China’s most acclaimed writers: a unique, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the last several decades.
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- Who it’s for
- A nimble set of essays that turns big ideas into sharply observed, readable fragments.
- Genres
- Chinese History, Asian Politics, Personal Memoirs
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, August 21, 2012
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From one of China’s most acclaimed writers: a unique, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the last several decades. Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words uses personal stories and astute analysis to reveal as never before the world’s most populous yet oft-misunderstood nation. In "Disparity," for example, Yu Hua illustrates the expanding gaps that separate citizens of the country.
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In "Copycat," he depicts the escalating trend of piracy and imitation as a creative new form of revolutionary action. And in "Bamboozle," he describes the increasingly brazen practices of trickery, fraud, and chicanery that are, he suggests, becoming a way of life at every level of society. Witty, insightful, and courageous, this is a refreshingly candid vision of the "Chinese miracle" and all of its consequences.
Sharp Angles
A nimble set of essays that turns big ideas into sharply observed, readable fragments.
Come here for
- playful essayistic angles
- layered cultural commentary
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- politics and public life
- biographical and intellectual perspectives
Where it sits
| Chinese History | 51% |
|---|---|
| Asian Politics | 26% |
| Personal Memoirs | 22% |
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Publisher categories
- Personal Memoirs
- Chinese History
- Globalization
- Authors
- Yu Hua, Allan H. Barr
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- August 21, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Personal Memoirs