Red Dust
A Path Through China
$38.24
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2002
Summary
Celebrated Chinese writer Ma Jian sets off on an extraordinary journey around China in search of himself and his country.
Winner of the Thomas Cook Travel Award
In 1983, Ma Jian turned 30 and was overwhelmed by the desire to escape the confines of his life in Beijing. With his long hair, jeans and artistic friends, Ma Jian was under surveillance from his work unit and the police, as Deng Xiaoping clamped down on ‘Spiritual Pollution’. His ex-wife was seeking custody of their d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099283294 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099283298 |
| Author: | Ma Jian |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2002 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
”[Ma’s] powers of description make every page buzz with life. Someone who could rank among the great travel writers.” – The New York Times Book Review
“Enthralling… He depicts a land of extraordinary physical beauty and interest and his prose is always elegant. Read this book for its human truthfulness and for unforgettable moments” Daily Telegraph “Red Dust is a tour de force, a powerfully picaresque cross between the sort of travel book any Western author would give his eye-teeth to write, and a disturbing confession” Independent “It opens windows on landscapes small and vast, all still largely unobserved and unknown to Westerners” Observer “Honest, raw, insightful… The Chinese equivalent of On the Road” Time “[Ma’s] powers of description make every page buzz with life… Someone who could rank among the great travel writers” New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Ma Jian
Ma Jian was born in Qingdao, China. He is the author of seven novels, a travel memoir, three story collections and two essay collections. He has been translated into twenty-six languages. Since the publication of his first book in 1987, all his work has been banned in China. He now lives in exile in London.
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