From one of ChinaтАЩs most acclaimed writers, his first work of nonfiction to appear in English: a unique, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the last several decades, told through personal stories and astute analysis that sharply illuminate the countryтАЩs meteoric economic and social transformation.
Framed by ten phrases common in the Chinese vernacularтАФтАЬpeople,тАЭ тАЬleader,тАЭ тАЬreading,тАЭ тАЬwriting,тАЭ тАЬLu XunтАЭ (one of the most influential Chinese writers of the twentieth century), тАЬdisparity,тАЭ тАЬrevolution,тАЭ тАЬgrassroots,тАЭ тАЬcopycat,тАЭ and тАЬbamboozleтАЭтАФChina in Ten Words reveals as never before the worldтАЩs most populous yet oft-misunderstood nation. In тАЬDisparity,тАЭ for example, Yu Hua illustrates the mind-boggling economic gaps that separate citizens of the country. In тАЬCopycat,тАЭ he depicts the escalating trend of piracy and imitation as a creative new form of revolutionary action. And in тАЬBamboozle,тАЭ 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.
Characterized by Yu HuaтАЩs trademark wit, insight, and courage, China in Ten Words is a refreshingly candid vision of the тАЬChinese miracleтАЭ and all its consequences, from the singularly invaluable perspective of a writer living in China today.