als ▁from ▁Z he ji ang ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ta iz hou , ▁Z he ji ang ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁comm iss ars ▁of ▁the ▁Ch eng du ▁Military ▁Region ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁comm iss ars ▁of ▁Western ▁Theater ▁Command <0x0A> </s> ▁Alexander ▁Star ritt ▁( born ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Scottish - G erman ▁novel ist , ▁journalist ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur . ▁Star ritt ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Som er ville ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁came ▁to ▁public ▁attention ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁his ▁novel ▁The ▁Be ast . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁team ▁on ▁the ▁policy ▁platform ▁A polit ical , ▁which ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁was ▁listed ▁by ▁US ▁business ▁magazine ▁Fast ▁Company ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Most ▁In nov ative ▁Comp an ies . ▁Star ritt ▁has ▁published ▁several ▁transl ations ▁from ▁German , ▁including ▁works ▁by ▁Stefan ▁Zwe ig ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Sch nitz ler . ▁ ▁The ▁Be ast ▁ ▁The ▁Be ast ▁is ▁a ▁sat ire ▁of ▁British ▁tab lo id ▁journal ism ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁critics ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁to ▁Ev ely n ▁W augh ' s ▁novel ▁S co op . ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁dow nt rod den ▁sub - editor , ▁Jer emy ▁Under wood , ▁who ▁not ices ▁two ▁figures ▁dressed ▁in ▁bur q as ▁outside ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁tab lo