THE AUTHOR

SahrJohnnywasborninLondonon1stMay1970andattendedtheprestigiousLondonSchoolofEconomics&PoliticalScience.In1993,armedwithadegreeinEconomics,andakeensenseofadventure,hefoundhimselfinHongKong,wherehespentthreeyearsasapersonalassistanttooneofChinasfirstself-madetycoonsbeforeembarkingonacareerasatechnologyjournalistcoveringconsumerandbusinesstechnologyformajorpublicationsinHongKong,includingTheSouthChinaMorningPost,PCWorld,andTheEconomistGroup’sChiefFinancialOfficerAsiamagazine.

HehaswrittenfornumerousAsianpublications,includingTheDataphile,WirelessWorldandThatsBeijing.In1999,hefoundedInformationAge,aHongKong-basedInternetstart-upthatwaslateracquiredbyChina.,thefirstChineseInternetpanytolistonNASDAQ.HehastraveledextensivelyinAsiaandspentpartofhischildhoodlivinginSierraLeone,WestAfrica.HeisproficientinMandarinandCantoneseandsplitshistimebetweenBeijing,HongKongandLondon.SHANGHAIDREAMishisfirstworkoffiction.