Apologies to my censor: the high and low adventures of a foreigner in China
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Inspired by his article "Rent a White Guy," published in The Atlantic, comes a chronicle of Moxley's outrageous adventures in Beijing—from fake businessman to Chinese propagandist to low-budget music video star—as well as a young man's search for identity in the most unexpected of places. Mitch Moxley came to Beijing in the spring of 2007 to take a job as a writer and editor for China Daily, the country's only English-language national newspaper. The Chinese economy was booming, the Olympics were on the horizon, and Beijing was being transformed into a world-class city overnight. Moxley planned to stay through the Olympics and then head back to Canada. That was five years ago. In that time Moxley has fed a goat to a tiger, watched a bear ride a bicycle while wearing lingerie (he has witnesses), and has eaten scorpions and silkworms. He also appeared as one of Cosmopolitan's 100 most eligible bachelors in China, acted in a state-funded Chinese movie, and was paid to pose as a fake businessman. These experiences, and many more, are chronicled in Tall Rice, the comic adventures and misadventures of Moxley's time in China and his transformation into his alter ego—Mi Gao, or Tall Rice. The books spans the five years that Moxley has lived in China; five years that coincide with China's arrival on the world stage and its emergence as a global superpower. A funny and honest look at expat life, and the ways in which a country can touch and transform you.
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Autobiographies
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Canadians
Canadians -- China -- Biography
China -- Civilization -- 2002-
China -- Social conditions -- 2000-
China -- Social life and customs -- 2002-
Civilization
Electronic books
Journalists
Journalists -- Canada -- Biography
Journalists -- China -- Biography
Nonfiction
Social conditions
Social life and customs
Travel
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Canadians
Canadians -- China -- Biography
China -- Civilization -- 2002-
China -- Social conditions -- 2000-
China -- Social life and customs -- 2002-
Civilization
Electronic books
Journalists
Journalists -- Canada -- Biography
Journalists -- China -- Biography
Nonfiction
Social conditions
Social life and customs
Travel
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Electronic books
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Biography & Autobiography
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China -- Civilization -- 2002-
China -- Social conditions -- 2000-
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Electronic books
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Journalists -- China -- Biography
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Apologies to my censor : the high and low adventures of a foreigner in China
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Apologies to my censor [electronic resource] : The high and low adventures of a foreigner in china. Mitch Moxley
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Social life and customs
Travel
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