The Uninvited - Geling Yan Reviews
Description:ISBN 0571220525 /
Newest Review: ... really doesn't give much away, instead it describes food presented in a restaurant as if they were works of art. This sets ... more
... the scene beautifully for the tale of wealth and corruption versus poverty and struggling.
The story is set in China, at the beginning of the 21st century, and follows Dan Dong, a poor factory worker, as he accidently enters the world of the press. Mistaken for a journalist, he finds he can make some money and eat the most exquisite food China has to offer just by handing over a fake business card. The tale follows this life he creates, as he discovers secrets he can't share and a world he never knew about.
I had ne...more
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Geling Yan The Uninvited Pages: 288, Paperback, Faber and Faber Last Update 17.06.2013 16:02
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Geling Yan The Uninvited
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Customer The Uninvited - Geling Yan Reviews (1)
by - written on 05/06/09 (Very useful, 16 readings)
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I saw this books whilst browsing the reduced section in W H Smiths and was immediately intrigued. Granted it helped that it was down to 99p, but even so there was something about the cover that made me wonder exactly what this was. From the title, the reader would be fooled into thinking this must be some kind of Chinese horror tale of spirits and possession - survey says "uhuh" you're wrong. The blurb on the back of the book really doesn't give much away, instead it describes food presented in a restaurant as if they were works of art. This sets the scene beautifully for the tale of wealth and corruption versus poverty and struggling. The ... Read the complete review
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