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The Dissident
Nell Freudenberger
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Description for The Dissident
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A famous Chinese performance artist and political activist accepts an artist's residency in Los Angeles, where he is to stay with a wealthy Beverly Hills family. From the moment he arrives, however, it becomes clear that all is not what it seems - on either side. The dissident seems strangely reluctant to talk about his past, and is happier teaching than working on projects of his own; his hosts appear - on the surface at least - to be a happy, nuclear family, yet their relationships are, in fact, fraught with rivalries and tensions. Set in Los Angeles and Beijing, ... Read more
A famous Chinese performance artist and political activist accepts an artist's residency in Los Angeles, where he is to stay with a wealthy Beverly Hills family. From the moment he arrives, however, it becomes clear that all is not what it seems - on either side. The dissident seems strangely reluctant to talk about his past, and is happier teaching than working on projects of his own; his hosts appear - on the surface at least - to be a happy, nuclear family, yet their relationships are, in fact, fraught with rivalries and tensions. Set in Los Angeles and Beijing, ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Picador
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Dustjacket
Yes
Dustjacket Condition
Like New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330493437
SKU
KNW0006812
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Nell Freudenberger
Nell Freudenberger has taught English in Bangkok and New Delhi, and currently lives in New York City. Her short stories have been and published in Granta and the New Yorker. Her debut, Lucky Girls was shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers.
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