# The Banquet Bug

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- Authors: [Geling Yan](https://www.bookquiver.com/geling-yan)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2007-08-07

## Description

From the acclaimed author of The Lost Daughter of Happiness comes a groundbreaking novel that will introduce readers to the little-known underworlds of contemporary China Geling Yan captivates readers once more in her breakthrough novel. This is the fantastical tale of Dan Dong, an unemployed factory worker whose life takes a series of unexpected twists after he discovers that, by posing as a journalist, he can eat exquisite gourmet meals for free at state-sponsored banquets. But the secrets he overhears at these events eventually lead Dan down a twisted, intrigue-laden path, and his subterfuge and his real identity become harder and harder to separate. When he becomes privy to a scandal that runs from the depths of society to its highest rungs, Dan must find a way to uncover the corruption--without revealing the dangerous truth about himself.

## Editions

### The Banquet Bug

- Publisher: Hachette Books
- ISBN: 978-14-0137-403-7
- Published: 2007-08-07
- Language: en_GB