Oracle Bones - Softcover
An American journalist living in Beijing offers an intriguing odyssey through twenty-first-century China as seen through the eyes of a handful of ordinary people, including Polat, a member of an ethnic minority seeking freedom in the U.S.; Anne, a migrant factory worker; and Chen Mengjia, a scholar of oracle bone inscriptions. (Travel)
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Review:
'A remarkable travelogue documenting aspects of a country still little understood' (Kirkus Reviews)
'Hessler gets the stories that no one talks about and delivers them in a personal study that informs, entertains, and mesmerizes. Everyone in the Western world should read this book' (Publisher's Weekly)
Praise for River Town:
Written with great clarity and affection, River Town should be read by anyone with an interest in finding the Chinese less inscrutable (The Times)
Hessler'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 (Sunday Times)
To come across a Westerner patient enough and tolerant enough to try and understand the immense, exasperating and ultimately lovable entity that is China is always a pleasure. To encounter one that is as literate and sensitive as Peter Hessler is a joy (Simon Winchester)
Studded with insight and humility, written with unshowy elegance, River Town is about ways of seeing (Daily Telegraph)
'One of the most profoundly original books about China' (The Economist)
'His latest book, Oracle Bones, the much anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed debut, River Town, lays bare a rapidly evolving China through his often bizarre encounters with the engines of its social changes.' (South China Morning Post)
'Extensive travel around China with occasional flits back home to the U.S., combine with some fascinating speculation on the origins of Chinese civilisation and how the remote past impinges on the present' (China Review)
Book Description:
'Hessler gets the stories that no one talks about and delivers them in a personal study that informs, entertains, and mesmerizes. Everyone in the Western world should read this book' (Publisher's Weekly)
Praise for River Town:
Written with great clarity and affection, River Town should be read by anyone with an interest in finding the Chinese less inscrutable (The Times)
Hessler'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 (Sunday Times)
To come across a Westerner patient enough and tolerant enough to try and understand the immense, exasperating and ultimately lovable entity that is China is always a pleasure. To encounter one that is as literate and sensitive as Peter Hessler is a joy (Simon Winchester)
Studded with insight and humility, written with unshowy elegance, River Town is about ways of seeing (Daily Telegraph)
'One of the most profoundly original books about China' (The Economist)
'His latest book, Oracle Bones, the much anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed debut, River Town, lays bare a rapidly evolving China through his often bizarre encounters with the engines of its social changes.' (South China Morning Post)
'Extensive travel around China with occasional flits back home to the U.S., combine with some fascinating speculation on the origins of Chinese civilisation and how the remote past impinges on the present' (China Review)
From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare and authentic portrait - both intimate and epic - of twenty-first century China as it opens its doors to the world
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0061121312
- ISBN 13 9780061121319
- BindingPaperback
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