Inside the Red Mansion On the Trail of China's Most Wanted Man

Name: Inside the Red Mansion On the Trail of China's Most Wanted Man
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ISBN: 9780547053509

ISBN-10: 0547053509

ISBN-13: 9780547053509

Edition: 2007

Authors: Oliver August

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The notorious gangster Lai Changxing started out as an illiterate farmer, but, in the tumult of Chinas 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, Augusts page-turning account captures Chinas giddy vibe and its darker…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/12/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.63" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Oliver August spent seven years in China as the Beijing bureau chief for the Times of London. He was previously the paper s youngest-ever New York correspondent. He now reports from the Middle East.



Prologue



Writers



Petits Bourgeois



The Landlord



Boatmen



Dancing Girls



Three Hands



Villagers



Believers



The Goose Liver King



Bandits



The Madam



Fugitives



Night Traders



Rocket Cadres



The Vice-Minister



Lawyers



The Gambler



The Gambler II



The Officer


Epilogue


Acknowledgments