Dragon games
By: Jan-Philipp Sendker ; translated from German to English by Christine Lo
Series: China trilogy -- 2
Publisher: Birlinn, Limited
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781846973543; 9780857903303
Subjects: Political corruption; Fiction; Americans; Brothers and sisters; Journalists
Work titles: Drachenspiele
Description: Hong Kong. American journalist Paul and his Chinese girlfriend - face a crisis. A troubling letter arrives from mainland China from Christine's long lost brother and they feel compelled to come to his rescue. There they find a village in turmoil and his brother's life in disarray. Their dangerous quest for justice begins set against a China beset by corrupt politicians, ruthless business interests where citizens, still in the long shadow of the Cultural Revolution have few rights in the face of an all-powerful system.