Adrian Hornsby is a writer of rare diversity. His book ‘The Chinese Dream’, co-authored with Neville Mars, is an award-winning 800-page monster-volume anatomising Chinese urbanisation. His essays and features, ranging from hydroponic tomatoes in the Middle East to all-night girls in forsaken cafés, have appeared in numerous publications, including Hunch, The Architectural Review and Urban China, and he lectures regularly on a host of global and philosophical issues. He has written dozens of short stories and four internationally produced plays. He is currently working on an opera libretto.