River Town
Two Years on the Yangtze
$42.51
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2003
Summary
When Peter Hessler went to China in the late 1990s, he expected to spend a couple of peaceful years teaching English in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River. But what he experienced - the natural beauty, cultural tension, and complex process of understanding that takes place when one is thrust into a radically different society - surpassed anything he could have imagined. Hessler observes firsthand how major events such as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719564802 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719564808 |
| Author: | Peter Hessler |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2003 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 24mm |
| Series: | The Hungry Student |
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Written with great clarity and affection, River Town should be read by anyone with any interest in finding the Chinese less inscrutable - The Times
If you read only one book about China, let it be this - Jonathan MirskyHessler’s account superbly captures the spirit of a country in which he is an invader, albeit welcomed, understanding rather than merely describing it and, with consummate skill and literary style, bringing it alive in all its mesmerising complexity - Martin Booth, Sunday TimesTo come across a Westerner patient enough and tolerant enough to try to understand the immense, exasperating and ultimately lovable entity that is China is always a pleasure. To encounter one who is as literate and sensitive as Peter Hessler is a joy. This tender, intelligent account of two years spent teaching deep in the country’s heart is the work of a writer of rare talent: it deserves to become a classic - Simon WinchesterStudded with insight and humility, written with unshowy elegance, River Town is about ways of seeing - Daily TelegraphAbout The Author
Peter Hessler
Peter Hessler is a graduate of Princeton and Oxford, and has written for The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly and other publications. Raised in the United States, he now lives in Beijing.
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