内容简介
ForthosewhofollowChineseaffairs,HanHanisascontroversialastheycome—anirreverentsinger,sportscelebrity,andsatiristwhosebrilliantblogsandbookshavemadehimahugecelebrity.Now,withthiscollectionofhisessays,AmericanscanappreciatetherangeofthisrisingliterarystarandgetafascinatingtripthroughChineseculture.ThisGenerationgathershisessaysandblogsdatingfrom2006to2012,tellingthestoryofmodernChinathroughHanHan’suniqueperspective.Writingontopicsasdiverseasracing,relationships,theBeijingOlympics,andhowtobeapatriot,heoffersabrief,funny,andilluminatingtripthroughacomplexnationthatmostWesternersviewasmarchinginlockstep.AsmuchamillennialtimecapsuleasanentertainingandinvaluablewayforEnglishreaderstounderstandourrisingEasternpartnerandrival,ThisGenerationintroducesadazzlingtalenttoAmericanshores.