Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China - Softcover

DeWoskin, Rachel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393328597 ISBN 13: 9780393328592

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

Synopsis

For a real insiders look at life in modern China, readers should turn to Rachel DeWoskin.? ? Sophie Beach, The Economist Determined to broaden her cultural horizons and live a fiery? life, twenty-one-year-old Rachel DeWoskin hops on a plane to Beijing to work for an American PR firm based in the busy capital. Before she knows it, she is not just exploring Chinese culture but also creating it as the sexy, aggressive, fearless Jiexi, the starring femme fatale in a wildly successful Chinese soap opera. Experiencing the cultural clashes in real life while performing a fictional version onscreen, DeWoskin forms a group of friends with whom she witnesses the vast changes sweeping through China as the country pursues the new maxim,? to get rich is glorious.? In only a few years, China capital is transformed. With? considerable cultural and linguistic resources? (The New Yorker), DeWoskin captures Beijing at this pivotal juncture in her? intelligent, funny memoir? (People), and? readers will feel lucky to have sharp-eyed, yet sisterly, DeWoskin sitting in the driver seat? ( Elle).

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Product Description:

[ { By DeWoskin, Rachel ( Author ) FOREIGN BABES IN BEIJING: BEHIND THE SCENES OF A NEW CHINA Apr-01-2006 Paperback } ]

Review:

'An appealing and intelligent memoir about China, told from a refreshing perspective: a woman’s' -- Sunday Morning Post (South China)

'DeWoskin's...prose is as gripping as it is constant...A babe's- eye view that turns out to be surprisingly substantive' -- Kirkus Review

'Deft, daffy comedy of errors' -- William Grimes

'Exhibiting sensitivity and uncommon wisdom, DeWoskin delivers a candid and valuable portrait of a China few Westerners get to see' -- Booklist

'For a real insider’s look at life in modern China, readers should turn to the work of Rachel DeWoskin' -- The Economist

'Lost in Translation- esque glimmers of the differences between the Chinese and American acting worlds' -- Publisher's Weekly

'Offers...an intelligent and complex portrait of what it is like to be a young American woman on the mainland' -- The Wall Street Journal

'gives readers the perfect feel for today's China- a place where ancient and modern mingle' -- Library Journal

‘DeWoskin provides a perspective that is as unusual as it is revealing’ -- Independent

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0393328597
• ISBN 13: 9780393328592
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342