![]() ![]() ![]() Part 1, “Fortune,” focuses on economics and business in China. This leads to the contrast between the move towards individualism and the authoritarian lack of equality established by The Party. The prologue sets up his observed central dichotomy, “the collision of two forces: aspiration and authoritarianism” (7). The book is personal and Osnos inserts many of his own observations into the general sociological approach. The prologue lays out how China has changed in the modern age and provides a number of facts. These stories convey broader observations about Chinese society and how individuals relate to its structure. He follows people he met while living in China, revisiting a few stories over the course of the book. Osnos’s approach is rooted in the lives of individuals both famous and unknown. The title refers to the people of China’s newfound desire for individual success. It was a finalist for the 2015 General Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize. The book is based on his time living in China from 2005 to 2013 and the lives of people he meets there. Age of Ambition is a non-fiction book by Evan Osnos about the economic, political, and social state of modern China. ![]()
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