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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
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Politics & government

YOUNG CHINA

Zak Dychtwald

How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World

The author, in his twenties, who is fluent in Chinese, examines the future of China through the lens of the Jiu Ling Hou -- the generation born after 1990.

A close up look at the Chinese generation born after 1990 exploring through personal encounters how young Chinese feel about everything from money and sex, to their government, the West, and China's shifting role in the world--not to mention their love affair with food, karaoke, and travel. Set primarily in the Eastern 2nd tier city of Suzhou and the budding Western metropolis of Chengdu, the book charts the touchstone issues this young generation faces. From single-child pressure, to test taking madness and the frenzy to buy an apartment as a prerequisite to marriage, from one-night-stands to an evolving understanding of family, Young China offers a fascinating portrait of the generation who will define what it means to be Chinese in the modern era.

The author was twenty when he first landed in China. He spent years deeply immersed in the culture, learning the language and hanging out with his peers, in apartment shares and hostels, on long train rides and over endless restaurant meals.

Zak Dychtwald moved to China after graduating from Columbia University. He lives in New York City and spends nearly half the year in China while heading up a small think tank and consultancy focused on Young China.

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Book Published 2018-02-13 by St. Martin's Press
Book Published 2018-02-13 by St. Martin's Press

Comments

A richly informative and surprisingly intimate portrait of a side of China unknown to most Westerners.

An indispensable must-read journey of discovery and a cogent analysis into the mindset and future of young China.

China and everything Chinese are looming large now and in the near future for the world to reckon with. We need young minds and young talents from both the East and the West to find deeper mutual understanding and enhance genuine synthesis. Here is a book of thoughtful, in-depth study and research, through Zak's personal experience living with the Chinese younger generation. This is a most timely and insightful book.

Dychtwald builds an intimate profile of Chinese millennials?how they cope with crushing academic and professional pressures, their ideas about marriage, sex, and love, and their views on country and government?and how, ultimately, they are changing China and the world. An engaging read for anyone looking for an introduction to contemporary Chinese culture and society.

If you read just one book about where China is heading, let this be it?clear, exciting, and revelatory.