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Inside the Red Mansion: On the Trail of China's Most Wanted Man - Oliver August
Inside the Red Mansion: On the Trail of China's Most Wanted Man
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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 outsized personality and even greater appetites, he was a living legend who... show more
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 outsized personality and even greater appetites, he was a living legend who eventually ran afoul of authorities. The journalist Oliver August set out to find 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.
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Format: paperback
ASIN: B005K5O6JG
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
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5.0 Inside the Red Mansion: On the Trail of China's Most Wanted Man
With a cast of characters to populate a Tom Robbins novel, sex, crime, greed and a global chase, hard to believe this is non-fiction.
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