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

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


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In 1999, shortly after arriving in Beijing as The Times's China correspondent, Oliver August set out on the trail of China's most wanted man, Lai Changxing. An illiterate peasant from the coastal city of Xiamen, Lai created his own shipping empire from nothing before vanishing abruptly when the Communist Party accused him of corruption and fraud. Once the richest man in the country, Lai was now public enemy number one because his immense wealth became a threat to Beijing's power. Oliver August's highly entertaining search for Lai takes him to the brothels, backwaters and boardrooms that define the spirit of an emerging nation. Fascinated by Lai's story, the author visits the town where he was born, travels on the boat used by his smuggling racket and stays in the hotel where government investigators interrogated and tortured his helpers. The book investigates the tycoon's meteoric rise, his catastrophic demise and the mystery that surrounds his disappearance. After two decades of capitalist reforms, the New China seems to have more cliches than people. Both free and oppressive, anarchic and authoritarian, totally chaotic yet highly regulated, China is changing completely whilst seeming to stay itself. Part investigation, part personal memoir, Inside the Red Mansion is a deeply atmospheric journey into the New China. From the austere bureaucrats of Beijing to the gilded pirate coast opposite Taiwan; from the Gobi desert plains where migrant labour is recruited, to the skyscrapers and nightclubs of boomtowns like Xiamen, Oliver August's gripping yet thoughtful account reveals the dark side of China's economic miracle and a nation finally awakening to its desires.

About the Author :
Oliver August was born in 1971 and grew up in Germany. After studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford, he joined The Times and became its youngest-ever New York correspondent. From 1999 to 2005, he was the paper's Beijing bureau chief, living in a traditional Chinese courtyard home near the Forbidden City. He now reports from the Middle East.

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'August s hunt for Lai is a ripping yarn But even better than the narrative are his observations of how life works in the New China it is desperate, fast, entertaining and dangerous' - Misha Glenny, The Sunday Times 'The tales he tells of life in the most dynamic, upwardly mobile society on earth are engaging and his gallery of friends are a fetching crew Hugely entertaining' - George Walden, Sunday Telegraph 'August s journey through Lai s world has produced a lively, highly readable book that goes into areas rarely dealt with by foreign reporters The author s enthusiasm, application and observation in following the trail of Lai brings alive for Western readers a slice of Chinese life other foreign readers have not reached' - Jonathan Fenby, The Times 'This must-read, can't-put-it down tale shows the China only hinted at on the evening news - a place of outsized egos, over-the top commercial development and shadowy, tradition-bound authoritarian rule' - Publishers Weekly, starred review 'A vivid picture of New China and its underbelly' - Publishing News 'Come along for the ride on Oliver August's fun and illuminating romp through China's smarmy underbelly. This book will challenge your preconceptions about China and stick with you for years. A great introduction to the People's Republic of Sleaze' - John Pomfret, author of Chinese Lessons and former Bei


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780719560064
  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • Publisher Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
  • Height: 242 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Sub Title: On The Trail of China's Most Wanted Man
  • Width: 161 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0719560063
  • Publisher Date: 12 Jul 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Weight: 570 gr


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