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Koonchung Chan

    Chan Koonchung is a celebrated Chinese author, renowned for his dystopian and satirical works. His writing keenly explores contemporary societal and political issues, often with a futuristic edge. Chan delves into the complex relationships between cultures and power structures, drawing on his extensive experience living across diverse environments. His narratives compel readers to reflect on the trajectory of modern society and its implications.

    The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver
    The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver
    The Fat Years
    • 2015

      SEX, LIES, AND ROCKY ROADS … Life is simple for Champa. He has a good job as a chauffeur in his hometown of Lhasa, and if his Chinese boss Plum is a little domineering, well, he can understand that – she’s a serious art-collector after all. And he does get to drive her huge Toyota. When he starts to sleep with his boss as well as drive her around, life becomes a whole lot more complicated. But not in a bad way. Suddenly Champa’s sex life is beyond his wildest dreams. But then Plum brings home a Tara statue - a statue that shines with exquisite feminine beauty – and suddenly life is not simple at all, as Champa finds himself on the long road to Beijing in search of its inspiration … THE UNBEARABLE DREAMWORLD OF CHAMPA THE DRIVER is a rollicking road novel brim-ful of sensuality and danger. Underlying the optimism and humour of its hero is a darker picture of racism and rough justice in modern Beijing.

      The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver
    • 2014

      Life is simple for Champa. He has a good job as a chauffeur in his hometown of Lhasa, and if his Chinese boss Plum is a little domineering, well, he can understand that - she's a serious art-collector after all. And he does get to drive her huge Toyota. When he starts to sleep with his boss, life becomes a whole lot more complicated.

      The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver
    • 2011

      The Fat Years

      • 321 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.2(49)Add rating

      "Truth is not an option...Beijing, sometime in the near future: a month has gone missing from official records. No one has any memory of it, and no one can care less. Except for a small circle of friends, who will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of the sinister cheerfulness and amnesia that has possessed the Chinese nation. When they kidnap a high-ranking official and force him to reveal all, what they learn - not only about their leaders, but also about their own people - stuns them to the core. It is amessage the will rock the world... "--P.[4] of cover.

      The Fat Years