num_pages: 352
description: An intellectual who faults the Communist Party for not being left enough; a Tibetan poet who has become the conscience of her nation; and the bestselling novelist who has began to enjoy the fruits of capitalismhere are some of the people through whom Pankaj Mishra explores the contradictions and dynamism of modern-day China. Journeying to Tibet on the newly built express from Beijing to Mongolia on the Trans-Siberian Railway and then through Indonesia Malaysia and Taiwan he draws too a vivid portrait of Chinas neighbours and the shadow the restless giant casts over its stage. Full of unexpected ideas and fresh insights A Great Clamour is an extraordinary account of contemporary Asia from one of our finest essayists.
language: English
title: A Great Clamour
publisher: Penguin