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From the acclaimed author of The Lost Daughter of Happiness comes a groundbreaking novel that will introduce readers to the little-known underworlds of contemporary China Geling Yan captivates readers once more in her breakthrough novel. This is the fantastical tale of Dan Dong, an unemployed factory worker whose life takes a series of unexpected twists after he discovers that, by posing as a journalist, he can eat exquisite gourmet meals for free at state-sponsored banquets. But the secrets he overhears at these events eventually lead Dan down a twisted, intrigue-laden path, and his subterfuge and his real identity become harder and harder to separate. When he becomes privy to a scandal that runs from the depths of society to its highest rungs, Dan must find a way to uncover the corruption -- without revealing the dangerous truth about himself.
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The Banquet Bug, Geling Yan
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2006
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- (Copertina rigida)
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- Titolo
- The Banquet Bug
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Geling Yan
- Editore
- Hyperion
- Pubblicato
- 2006
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 276
- ISBN10
- 1401366651
- ISBN13
- 9781401366650
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Narrativa contemporanea, Società, Cina, Asia, 21° Secolo, Narrativa asiatica, Letteratura Cinese
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2006
- Titolo originale
- The Banquet Bug
- Valutazione
- 3,35 su 5
- Descrizione
- From the acclaimed author of The Lost Daughter of Happiness comes a groundbreaking novel that will introduce readers to the little-known underworlds of contemporary China Geling Yan captivates readers once more in her breakthrough novel. This is the fantastical tale of Dan Dong, an unemployed factory worker whose life takes a series of unexpected twists after he discovers that, by posing as a journalist, he can eat exquisite gourmet meals for free at state-sponsored banquets. But the secrets he overhears at these events eventually lead Dan down a twisted, intrigue-laden path, and his subterfuge and his real identity become harder and harder to separate. When he becomes privy to a scandal that runs from the depths of society to its highest rungs, Dan must find a way to uncover the corruption -- without revealing the dangerous truth about himself.