Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour
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Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour (ISBN 0141035684) is a non-fiction book by United Kingdom
-based Taiwan
ese author Hsiao-Hung Pai
, first published in 2008.
It is about the lives of migrant workers from China in the UK, and received favourable reviews from major British newspapers. The book was shortlisted for the 2009 Orwell Prize
.
To research the book, Pai went undercover.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese author Hsiao-Hung Pai
Hsiao-Hung Pai
Hsiao-Hung Pai is a writer on migrant labour issues best known for her book Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour which was short-listed for the 2009 Orwell Prize....
, first published in 2008.
It is about the lives of migrant workers from China in the UK, and received favourable reviews from major British newspapers. The book was shortlisted for the 2009 Orwell Prize
Orwell Prize
The Orwell Prize used to be regarded as the pre-eminent British prize for political writing.Three prizes are awarded each year: one for a book, one for journalism and another for blogging...
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To research the book, Pai went undercover.