Wish Lanterns - Young Lives in New China

b>As read on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week./b>This is the generation that will change China. The youth, over 320 million of them in their teens and twenties, more than the population of the USA. Born after Mao, with no memory of Tiananmen, they are destined to transform both their nation and the world.These millennials, offspring of the one-child policy, face fierce competition to succeed. Pressure starts young, and their road isn't easy. Their stories are also like those of young people all over the world: moving out of home, starting a career, falling in love.Wish Lanterns follows the lives of six young Chinese. Dahai is a military child and netizen; 'Fred' is a daughter of the Party. Lucifer is an aspiring superstar; Snail a country migrant addicted to online games. Xiaoxiao is a hipster from the freezing north; Mia a rebel from Xinjiang in the far west.Alec Ash, a writer in Beijing of the same generation, has given us a vivid, gripping account of young China as it comes of age. Through individual stories, Wish Lanterns shows with empathy and insight the challenges and dreams that will define China's future global impact.

Product details

• Authors: Alec Ash, Ash Alec
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781447237969
• ISBN: 978-1-4472-3796-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, Asia, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Age groups: adults, Travel and holiday guides, Age groups: adolescents, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works