Ms. Ming's Guide to Civilization - Couverture souple

Alexander, Jan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1947548042 ISBN 13 : 9781947548046

Editeur : Regal House Publishing LLC, 2019

Synopsis

Ming, born in a bleak outpost of Sichuan province, finds an unexpected glimpse of the world beyond when she when she meets a talking monkey with golden eyes and supernatural abilities--the immortal Monkey King, with whom Ming's destiny is inextricably intertwined. Determined to become a writer, Ming finds her way to New York, but she becomes employed by a by a crime ring to make ends meet and returns to China on the lam. Hope arrives in the form of her American friend Zoe. Together, they travel to the village of Ming's birth, where the clouds writhe like phantoms and the rain never stops, and where Ming and Zoe join forces with a certain down-and-out immortal who has an ambitious plan to save the world from capitalism run amok. When a nation of tycoons and financiers suddenly and inexplicably decide that the key to happiness lies in sharing one's wealth and pursuing a contemplative life, nobody suspects the newly formed tech company run by Ming, Zoe, and William Sun. Hyper-capitalist China rapidly becomes a paradise for artists, thinkers, and lovers--a rollicking playground where the air is clean and the strangest words you can hear are, ""I can't afford it!"" But it's a short-lived Xanadu once human nature begins to intervene. In Ms. Ming's Guide to Civilization, as in life and politics, every action provokes an equal and opposite reaction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jan Alexander is the author of the novel Getting to Lamma and co-author of the nonfiction book Bad Girls of the Silver Screen. Her short fiction has appeared in 34th Parallel, Everyday Fiction, Neworld Review, and Silver Birch Press. She has written about business and travel for many publications and taught Chinese history at Brooklyn College. She lives in New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Regal House Publishing LLC
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1947548042
• ISBN 13: 9781947548046
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 291
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible