Barbarian Lost

Travels in the New China

De: Alexandre Trudeau

Narrado por: Alexandre Trudeau

To this day, China remains an enigma. Ancient, complex, and fast moving, it defies easy understanding.

Ever since he was a boy, Alexandre Trudeau has been fascinated by this great country. Recounting his experiences in the China of recent years, Trudeau visits artists and migrant workers, townspeople and rural farmers. Often accompanied by a young Chinese journalist, Vivien, he explores realities caught in time between the China of our memories and the thrust of progress. The China he seeks out lurks in hints and shadows. It flickers dimly amidst all the glare and noise. The people he encounters along the way give up but small secrets yet each revelation comes as a surprise that jolts us from our preconceived ideas and forces us to challenge our most secure notions.

Barbarian Lost, Trudeau's first book, is an insightful and witty account of the dynamic changes going on right now in China, as well as a look back into the deeper history of this highly codified society. On the ground with the women and men who make China tick, Trudeau shines new light on the country as only a traveler with his storytelling abilities could.

©2016 Same Adventure Productions Inc. (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Just whiny and depressing

I love traveling to and reading about China so I was looking forward to adding another perspective. But this guy just seems to want to whine about little things and try to make everything into something more meaningful than it is. He gets all depressed and misses enjoying the adventure he is on. And he keeps trying to make it political and emotional but fails to really say anything actually significant. This sounds like it was written by a spoiled teenager who thinks he has a sage, world-weary perspective. Not enjoyable at all, and doesn’t paint a compelling picture of China. Not recommended.