Certainly not one of the best texts Schmitt, who also tend to shorten As the years pass. But it is difficult to renew, and criticism is easy. To those who have not yet read anything the author, I advise against it may be a little disappointed. It is better to start with Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran, or Oscar and the Lady in Pink, which are in the same vein, but much more exciting. Regulars find the style and themes that are dear to the author. This book is the sixth in the "Cycle of the Invisible." Here, you learn things about the culture and history of China, such as one-child policy, working conditions in the "Made in China" factories, sexism of Chinese society, the Cultural Revolution, Communism, the doctrine of Confucius, etc. The character of Mrs. Ming does not fail to be engaging, but the end of the news is very original, a bit disappointing.
