The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver
by Chan Koonchung
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Pub Date 8 May 2014 | Archive Date 9 Jul 2014
Random House UK, Transworld Publishers | Doubleday
Description
SEX, LIES, AND ROCKY ROADS …
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. And it’s going to be a rough ride…
THE UNBEARABLE
DREAMWORLD OF CHAMPA THE DRIVER is a rollicking road novel brim-ful of
sensuality and danger. Underlying the optimism and humour of its hero is
a shocking picture of racism and rough justice in modern Beijing.
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He was a reporter at an English newspaper in Hong Kong before he founded the influential magazine "City" in 1976, where he was the chief editor and then publisher for 23 years.
He is also a screenwriter and film producer of both Chinese and English-language films.
Chan is a co-founder of the Hong Kong environmental group Green Power and was a board member of Greenpeace International from 2008 to 2011.
He recently founded the NGO, Minjian International, that connects Chinese public intellectuals with their counterparts in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa.
Chan is fluent in English and now lives in Beijing.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780857522078 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
