| The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver Contributor(s): Koonchung, Chan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0552779504 ISBN-13: 9780552779500 Publisher: Black Swan Books, Limited OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Humorous - Black Humor |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (0.35 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A humorous literary novel of modern China, from the author of The Fat Years Life is simple for Champa. He has a good job as a chauffeur in his hometown of Lhasa, and if his Chinese boss Plum is a little domineering, well, he can understand that--she's a serious art-collector after all. And he does get to drive her huge Toyota. When he starts to sleep with his boss as well as drive her around, life becomes a whole lot more complicated. But not in a bad way. Suddenly Champa's sex life is beyond his wildest dreams. But then Plum brings home a Tara statue--a statue that shines with exquisite feminine beauty--and suddenly life is not simple at all, as Champa finds himself on the long road to Beijing in search of its inspiration. This is a rollicking road novel brimful of sensuality and danger. Underlying the optimism and humor of its hero is a darker picture of racism and rough justice in modern Beijing. |