Lipstick and Other Stories |
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| Author:
| Kuo, Alex |
| ISBN: | 978-962-7160-99-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | Asia Two Thousand, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The first foreign book to be honoured with an,American Book Award in 2002, this Hong Kong debut,bridges oceans, cultures and generations. From,grade-schoolers terrorising Beijing's Bank of,China to seeing Elton John at the Holiday,Inn-Lido, from an imaginary interview with,Chairman Mao's trusted confidant and advisor to,encountering a Christian evangelist at the Great,Hall of the People, these stories play with and,explode the intricate and often murky,relationships between ideology,...
More DescriptionThe first foreign book to be honoured with an,American Book Award in 2002, this Hong Kong debut,bridges oceans, cultures and generations. From,grade-schoolers terrorising Beijing's Bank of,China to seeing Elton John at the Holiday,Inn-Lido, from an imaginary interview with,Chairman Mao's trusted confidant and advisor to,encountering a Christian evangelist at the Great,Hall of the People, these stories play with and,explode the intricate and often murky,relationships between ideology, dissidence and,just plain survival.