In Tide Players, acclaimed author Jianying Zha depicts a new generation of movers and shakers who are transforming today s China. In a half-dozen sharply etched and nuanced profiles, Tide Players captures both the concrete detail and the epic dimension of life in the world s fastest-growing economy.
Zha s vivid cast of characters includes an unlikely couple who teamed up to become the country s leading real-estate moguls; a gifted chameleon who transformed himself from Mao s favorite barefoot doctor during the Cultural Revolution to a publishing maverick; and a tycoon of...