Chan Koonchung

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 shes 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. Suddenly Champas 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 shocking picture of racism and rough justice in modern Beijing.

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.

En una China floreciente donde todo el mundo parece vivir feliz, un grupo de disidentes intenta descubrir por que un mes entero ha sido omitido de la historia oficial.China, año 2013. El país parece vivir al margen de la crisis economica que ha sumido al resto del mundo en una larga recesion y planta cara con orgullo a la situacion de inestabilidad internacional. Sus ciudadanos desbordan felicidad y parecen estar totalmente satisfechos con su vida, encantados de disfrutar de los años de opulencia que les ha tocado en suerte disfrutar. Aunque, como pronto descubrira Chen, un escritor taiwanes que vive en Pekin, hay algo que no encaja del todo en esa armonia. Dos viejos amigos de su epoca estudiantil con los que se reencuentra por casualidad le daran la clave de lo ocurrido: poco despues de iniciarse la crisis internacional, un mes entero desaparecio de los recuerdos de la poblacion; un mes en el que el pais experimento rebeliones, saqueos, escasez de alimentos y una dura ley marcial. Poco a poco, Chen se deja convencer por sus dos amigos de que algo turbio se esconde tras ese olvido colectivo, quiza la mano negra de un gobierno empeñado en tapar con felicidad los peores recuerdos.

Som a Pequín el 2013: un mes sencers’ha esborrat estranyament del calendari. Ha desaparegut tota la informació, ningú en recorda res i a ningú li importa gens. Excepte a un petit cercle d’amics que n