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Ulrich Baer
Beggar’s Chicken [EPUB ebook]

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Delving deep into China’s great transformation, this moving collection of stories probes the hearts of everyday individuals caught up in the country’s rapid economic development. Told with tenderness and emotional acuity, these stories introduce us to a heartbroken taxi driver, a love-struck middle-aged mother, a courageous cutting-edge designer, a drifting waiter, a Tai Chi instructor down on her luck, and a young American in search of himself. They are all denizens of China’s most vibrant city – Shanghai, united by the universal longing to feel connected, to be known, and to love and be loved.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 244 ● ISBN 9789881616326 ● File size 1.0 MB ● Publisher Earnshaw Books Ltd ● Published 2022 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8366724 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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