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Weight: 0.73 lbs. Number of Pages: 288. ISBN10: 0547053509. Publication Date: 2008-06-12. Publisher: Mariner Books.

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The notorious gangster Lai Changxing started out as an illiterate farmer, but, in the tumult of China's burgeoning economy, he seized the opportunity to remake himself as a bandit king. A newly minted billionaire of outsize personality and even greater appetites, he was a living legend who eventually ran afoul of authorities. Journalist Oliver August set out to profile the fugitive Lai. On his quest, he encountered a highly entertaining series of criminals and oddball entrepreneurs--and acquired unique insight into the paradoxes of modern China. Part crime caper, part travelogue, part trenchant cultural analysis, August's page-turning account captures China's giddy vibe and its darker vulnerabilities. The New York Times praised it as "a colorfully digressive book capitalizing on the thought that understanding the new China is essential to understanding a criminal who could successfully exploit it . . . A year before [it] was due to be published, a handler from the Chinese foreign ministry told Mr. August that he had enjoyed the book. You needn't be a spy to agree."

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0547053509
ISBN-13
9780547053509
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Inside the Red Mansion : on the Trail of China's Most Wanted Man
Author
Oliver August
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Social, Asia / China, World
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Travel, History, Philosophy
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Item Length
8.6in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
16 Oz

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... roller-coaster ride of a farmer-turned-billionaire gangster, a man variously regarded as Robin Hood, the Chinese Gatsby..., This must-read, can't-put-it down tale shows th China only hinted at on the evening news. Publishers Weekly, Starred August artfully delays the powerful denouement until the last dozen words. A splendid debut. Kirkus Reviews, Starred August comes across as brave, resourceful and determined...He is a careful and thoughtful observer, with an eye for emblematic contradictions... Los Angeles Times ... roller-coaster ride of a farmer-turned-billionaire gangster, a man variously regarded as Robin Hood, the Chinese Gatsby... The New York Times
Copyright Date
2007
Dewey Decimal
951.05092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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