Description
In 1986, fresh out of college. Susan Jane Gilman and a friend yearned to do something daring and original. Inspired by a place mat at the International House of Pancakes, they embarked on an ambitious trip around the globe, starting in the People's Republic of China. At that point, China had been open to independent travelers for roughly ten minutes. Armed only with the collected works of Nietzsche, an astrological love guide, and an arsenal of bravado, the two friends plunged into the dusty streets of Shanghai. But as they ventured off the map deep into Chinese territory, they found that what began as a journey full of humor. eroticism, and enlightenment soon grew increasingly sinister-becoming a real-life international thriller that transformed them forever.
A modern heart of darkness filled with Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes. Susan Jane Gilman's new memoir is an astonishing true story of hubris and redemption told with her trademark compassion, lyricism, and wit.
ISBN:9780446555432
