The story's protagonist is a bureaucrat in a future where Chinese-style communism has triumphed, and the atheist Communist Party rules absolutely over a population that is kept docile by hallucinogenic drugs.
The story's protagonist, Tung Chien, is a party bureaucrat in Vietnam in a future where Chinese-style communism has triumphed over the entire world. The atheist Communist Party rules absolutely over a population that is kept docile by hallucinogenic drugs.