Apologies to My Censor

Inspired by his article Rent a White Guy, published in The Atlantic, comes a chronicle of Moxleys outrageous adventures in Beijing--from fake businessman to Chinese propagandist to low-budget music video star--as well as a young mans search for identity in the most unexpected of places. Mitch Moxley came to Beijing in the spring of 2007 to take a job as a writer and editor for China Daily, the countrys only English-language national newspaper. The Chinese economy was booming, the Olympics were on the horizon, and Beijing was being transformed into a world-class city overnight. Moxley planned to stay through the Olympics and then head back to Canada.That was five years ago. In that time Moxley has fed a goat to a tiger, watched a bear ride a bicycle while wearing lingerie (he has witnesses), and has eaten scorpions and silkworms. He also appeared as one of Cosmopolitans 100 most eligible bachelors in China, acted in a state-funded Chinese movie, and was paid to pose as a fake businessman. These experiences, and many more, are chronicled in Tall Rice, the comic adventures and misadventures of Moxleys time in China and his transformation into his alter egoMi Gao, or Tall Rice. The books spans the five years that Moxley has lived in China; five years that coincide with Chinas arrival on the world stage and its emergence as a global superpower. A funny and honest look at expat life, and the ways in which a country can touch and transform you.