Inside the Red Mansion: On the Trail of China's Most Wanted Man
by:
Oliver August (author)
Due to a mix-up, Oliver August stumbles onto the hunt for China's most wanted man, Lai Changxing, an illiterate tycoon on the run from corruption charges. August sets out to find the self-made billionaire, in the hope that if he can understand how Lai reinvented himself, he will also better...
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Due to a mix-up, Oliver August stumbles onto the hunt for China's most wanted man, Lai Changxing, an illiterate tycoon on the run from corruption charges. August sets out to find the self-made billionaire, in the hope that if he can understand how Lai reinvented himself, he will also better understand the tectonic forces transforming modern China.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780618714988 (0618714987)
Publish date: July 18th 2007
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Unabridged and read by author. This may be construed as an example of over-writing by some but I find the digressions interesting and August's voice entirely easy on the ear. The court case in Vancouver put China on trial as much as Lai.In 1999, shortly after arriving in Beijing as The Times 's Chin...
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