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

DeWoskin, Rachel

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9781862079175: Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China

Softcover

ISBN 10: 186207917X ISBN 13: 9781862079175

Publisher: Granta Books, 2007

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Hoping to improve her Chinese and broaden her cultural horizons, Rachel DeWoskin went to work for an American PR firm in China. Before she knew it, she was not just exploring, but making Chinese culture, as the sexy and aggressive, fearless Jiexi, star of a wildly successful soap opera. A Chinese counterpart to "Sex and the City" revolving around Chinese-Western culture clashes, the show was called 'Foreign Babes in Beijing'. Living the clashes in real life while playing out a parallel version onscreen, Rachel forms a group of friends with whom she witnesses the vast changes sweeping through China. In only a few years, billboards, stylish bars and discos, international restaurants, fashion shows, divorce, foreign visitors, and cross-cultural love affairs transform the face of China's capital. "Foreign Babes in Beijing" is as astute and informative as it is witty, moving and entertaining.

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Review:

"DeWoskin's well-written, fascinating account of her time (in
China)... Likeable, literate and sensitive to her host country's customs
and mores" -- Irish Times

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

"Hilarious ... (this) unusual, sharply written memoir offers far
more than insights into Chinese popular culture. It captures a chaotic,
energetic country at a time of epoch-making change" -- Sunday Telegraph

"This spirited travelogue is a record of her time in the Forbidden
City, and it is full of insights into the sprawling superpower" -- Telegraph

"Zestily written debut memoir... Her relationships and
involvements in the world of business and television produce insights on
every page..." -- Guardian

About the Author:

Rachel DeWoskin was a soap-opera star and consultant in Beijing for five years before she returned to the United States. She divides her time between New York City and Beijing.

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