The Emperor Of Shoes: A Novel

Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Lost and searching, Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant's vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex's own father is engaging in payoffs and bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite?

Author: Spencer Wise

Publisher: Hanover Square Press

Publication Date: May 28, 2019

Number of Pages: 320 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 133500548X

ISBN-13: 9781335005489