China in Ten Words

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A powerful, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the past several decades, told through personal stories and astute analysis that sharply illuminate the country's meteoric economic rise and social transformation. Framed by ten words or phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten Words reveals as never before the world's most populous yet most often misunderstood nation. This is a refreshingly candid vision of the 'Chinese miracle' and all its consequences, from the singularly invaluable perspective of a leading writer living in China today.

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A brilliant memoir of China Throughout this beautifully narrated, carefully analytical and at times personally courageous book, Yu shows the dark side of Chinas economic miracleGuardian

'Caustic and difficult to forget, China in Ten Words is a peoples eye view of a world in which the people have little place'The Times

'Gripping it astounds me that Yu Hua has not already joined Nobel Peace Prize-winner Liu Xiaobo and a growing number of other outspoken intellectuals behind bars'Jonathan Mirsky, Literary Review

Author Bio

Yu Hua is the author of four novels, six collections of stories, and three collections of essays. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages. In 2002, he became the first Chinese writer to win the James Joyce Award.