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The Forbidden Game (novel)
''The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream'' is a non-fiction book by Dan Washburn, an American journalist who was based in Shanghai, China from 2002 to 2011. It was published by Oneworld Publications in 2014. In the book, Washburn uses the contradictory emergence of golf as a "metaphor for modern China." The ''Financial Times'' named ''The Forbidden Game'' one of the best books of 2014. Summary In an interview with ''The New York Times'' Washburn said the "complex world surrounding" golf "seemed to be, in many ways, a microcosm of the China I was living in." In the book's prologue Washburn writes that the growth of golf in China, where construction of new golf courses is officially banned, is "a barometer" for "the country's rapid economic rise" but that "it is also symbolic of the less glamorous realities of a nation’s awkward and arduous evolution from developing to developed: corruption, environmental neglect, disputes over rural land rights and an ever-widening gap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Washburn
Daniel Christopher Washburn (born October 31, 1973, Danville, Pennsylvania) is an American List of American writers, writer and List of American print journalists, journalist. He is the List of American authors, author of ''The Forbidden Game (non-fiction book), The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream'', named one of the best books of 2014 by ''The Financial Times''. Washburn is represented by the New York-based literary agent Zoe Pagnamenta. Washburn has written for ''Slate (magazine), Slate'', ''FT Magazine, Financial Times Weekend Magazine'', ''The Atlantic'', ''Foreign Policy'', ''Golf World'', ''Golf Digest'', ESPN.com, and other publications. Washburn's work was featured in the 2008 book, ''Inside The Ropes: Sportswriters Get Their Game On'', and the 2013 anthology ''Unsavory Elements: Stories of Foreigners on the Loose in China''. From 2002 to 2011, Washburn was based in Shanghai, China, where he was known for his various websites. He is founding editor of Shanghaiis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |