The Civil Servant's Notebook
China Library
$21.87
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
23 December 2015
Summary
Penned by a former insider, The Civil Servant’s Notebook is a political page-turner that offers a glimpse into the complex psyches of those who roam the guarded halls of Chinese officialdom.
Dongzhou City needs a new mayor. Devious plots, seduction, blackmail, and bribery are all on the table in a no-holds-barred scramble for prestige and personal gain as the city’s two vice-mayors compete for the top honor. At the center of it all is a humble witness to events: a not…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734399588 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0734399588 |
| Author: | Xiaofang Wang |
| Publisher: | Penguin China |
| Imprint: | Penguin China |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 23 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 15mm |
| Series: | China Library |
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“Wang Xiaofang is the undisputed king of the genre.” –the New Yorker
“Money. Power. Even sex, albeit offstage. Wang Xiaofang’s novels capture it all - in the dog-eat-dog world of Chinese bureaucracy.” –the Guardian“Wang Xiaofang is the undisputed king of the genre.” –the New Yorker
About The Author
Xiaofang Wang
Wang Xiaofang was born in 1963 in Shenyang, northeast China, and was private secretary to Shenyang Deputy Mayor Ma Xiangdong from 1997-1999. Ma achieved infamy for gambling and losing millions in public money in Macau’s casinos, and was later sentenced to death for his crimes. Wang Xiaofang was found innocent of any involvement and left the service in 1999 to begin a career as political fiction writer. He has published thirteen novels of political fiction in China, and his works regularly top the bestseller charts. This is the first of his books to be published in English.
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