From one of China's most acclaimed writers: a unique, intimate look at
the Chinese experience over the last several decades.
Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacular, China in Ten
Words uses personal stories and astute analysis to reveal as never
before the world's most populous yet oft-misunderstood nation. In
"Disparity," for example, Yu Hua illustrates the expanding gaps that
separate citizens of the country. In "Copycat," he depicts the
escalating trend of piracy and imitation as a creative new form of
revolutionary action. And in "Bamboozle," he describes the increasingly
brazen practices of trickery, fraud, and chicanery that are, he
suggests, becoming a way of life at every level of society. Witty,
insightful, and courageous, this is a refreshingly candid vision of the
"Chinese miracle" and all of its consequences.