Ich Bin Ein Beijinger

by Kaiser Kuo

As the author since 2002 of the “Ich Bin Ein Beijinger” column for the Beijinger magazine, Kaiser Kuo has gained a devoted following as one of the most astute, mordant and well-informed chroniclers of life in the Chinese capital.

In this collection of his best essays from the magazine, Kuo, a native of upstate New York, draws on the unique experiences and insight gained in the course of 13-plus years’ residence in Beijing – as a rock star, journalist, multinational executive and doting dad – to create a poignant, humorous and delightfully engaging portrait of contemporary Beijing and its “lazy, prideful, garrulous and potty-mouthed” residents whom the author also praises as, “the warmest, best-humored and most easygoing people in all of China.”

This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to discover the real Beijing.

216 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2009