Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation by Troost, J. Maarten
Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation by Troost, J. Maarten

Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation

The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of...
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Author: J. Maarten Troost
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Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation by Troost, J. Maarten

Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation

$60.74
Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation by Troost, J. Maarten

Lost on Planet China: One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation

$60.74
Author: J. Maarten Troost
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China--a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained.

Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers with his laugh-out-loud tales of wandering the remote islands of the South Pacific. When the travel bug hit again, he decided to go big-time, taking on the world's most populous and intriguing nation. In Lost on Planet China, Troost escorts readers on a rollicking journey through the new beating heart of the modern world, from the megalopolises of Beijing and Shanghai to the Gobi Desert and the hinterlands of Tibet.

Lost on Planet China finds Troost dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai; eating Yak in Tibet; deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as Cattle Penis with Garlic); visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead, very orange); and hiking (with 80,000 other people) up Tai Shan, China's most revered mountain. But in addition to his trademark gonzo adventures, the book also delivers a telling look at a vast and complex country on the brink of transformation that will soon shape the way we all work, live, and think. As Troost shows, while we may be familiar with Yao Ming or dim sum or the cheap, plastic products that line the shelves of every store, the real China remains a world--indeed, a planet--unto itself.

Maarten Troost brings China to life as you've never seen it before, and his insightful, rip-roaringly funny narrative proves that once again he is one of the most entertaining and insightful armchair travel companions around.

Author: J. Maarten Troost
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 05/12/2009
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780767922012


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/28/2009 pg. 20

About the Author
J. MAARTEN TROOST is the author of Getting Stoned with Savages and The Sex Lives of Cannibals. His essays have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, and the Prague Post. He spent two years in Kiribati in the Equatorial Pacific and upon his return was hired as a consultant by the World Bank. After several years in Fiji and Vanuatu, he recently relocated to the U.S. and now lives with his wife and two sons in California.
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