The Emperor Far Away - Softcover

David Eimer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408864282 ISBN 13: 9781408864289

Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2015

Synopsis

Emperor Far Away

About this title

About the Author:

David Eimer was the China Correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph from 2007 to 2012, while also working as a columnist and feature writer for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Having first visited China in 1988, he has traveled in almost every province of the country and lived in Beijing from 2005-2012. Currently based in Bangkok, Eimer was the Daily Telegraph's Southeast Asia Correspondent from 2012 to 2014.

Review:

“A superlative choice for either casual interest or a more in-depth look at modern China.” ―starred review, Library Journal

“An excellent exposition on how China's hard-line stance on the immovability of its borders is affecting the lives of millions living on the fringes of both a country and a society . . . A witty and endearing travelogue, and one which presents a view of the country which may surprise even seasoned China watchers.” ―South China Morning Post

“A timely book . . . Mr. Eimer provides abundant detail . . . The Emperor Far Away, which takes its title from the Chinese proverb 'the mountains are high and the emperor far away,' is also part travelogue with vivid descriptions of landscapes and people.” ―The New York Times

“A lively and informative book . . . a breathtaking travelogue . . . an exciting and powerful examination of the vulnerable people who live in the path of the Dragon.” ―Minneapolis Star Tribune

“The book offers insight into an important aspect of China that will likely remain in the news for some time to come.” ―Christian Science Monitor

“A swift-moving, colorful account of the bewildering array of fiercely independent ethnic groups within an uneasy Chinese 'home.'” ―Kirkus

“[An] engaging travelogue . . . Narrated by this curious Englishman and peopled by a cast of natives, settlers, tourists, and ex-pats, this absorbing book is a tantalizing introduction to China's diversity and the ethnic and political dynamics at the extremes of its empire.” ―Publishers Weekly

“China is a vast place with millions of people from dozens of ethnic minorities living far from Beijing in regions where we Westerners rarely go. Eimer visited the fringes and tells us what he saw there.” ―TIME

"Shows a fine touch with descriptions of place . . . Mr. Eimer displays a boyish enthusiasm for these remote locales." ―Wall Street Journal

"Turning his back on Shanghai and Beijing, Eimer heads for China’s hinterlands--the sometimes lawless regions along the country’s 22,000km of land borders where the strictures of the Communist party seem distant. Some 50 ethnic minorities--100m people--live in these regions and Eimer aims to give a voice to their grievances against the Han majority." ―Books of the Year, Financial Times

"Bookshelves are now groaning under the weight of China travelogues, but Eimer, the former China correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph, has forged genuinely new ground as he recounts his travels to China’s insubordinate far corners, where attitudes and lifestyles are very different from Shanghai’s consumerism or Beijing’s grey governmentality." ―Daily Telegraph

"Original and insightful travelogue . . . Whether braving the horrors of Tibetan pit lavatories or the Arctic temperatures of the north-east, Eimer is an entertaining guide to those parts of China that most travel writers never reach." ―The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1408864282
• ISBN 13: 9781408864289
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336