A Single Pebble by John Hersey - ISBN: 9780394756974
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A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river‘s gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of the Yangtze — until the inter…

A Single Pebble

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    11 February 1989

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Summary

A young American engineer sent to China travels up the Yangtze River and is drawn into a dramatic climax of cultural interplay.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780394756974
ISBN-10:0394756975
Author:John Hersey
Publisher:Vintage
Imprint:Vintage Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:11 February 1989
Weight:376g
Dimensions:14mm x 133mm x 203mm
Series:Vintage
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Critics Review

“In a deceptively simple story, Hersey has captured all the magic, the terror and the drama of that extraordinary stretch of water….Even in Mr. Hersey’s hands, the American’s discoveries of his own mind and of the Chinese people are dwarfed by the laws, the demands and the ageless vitality of the Yangtze.” – The New York Times Book Review

“A rewarding novel; it is clearly thought and beautifully projected on the screen of the imagination.” – Atlantic

About The Author

John Hersey

John Hersey wrote several nonfiction books and numerous novels, including “A Bell for Adano,” which won the Pulitzer Prize.

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