Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.) - Softcover

Hessler, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060826592 ISBN 13: 9780060826598

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2007

Synopsis

A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes.

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Review:

"An extraordinary, genre-defying book. . . . Beautifully constructed. . . . Hessler's reportage is vivid."--Nigel Richardson, The Daily Telegraph

"Everyone in the Western world should read this book."--Publishers Weekly, (starred review)

"Engaging. . . . Acutely observed, moving, frequently funny and a perspicacious X-ray of China's zeitgeist."--South China Morning Post

"Insightful. . . . Hessler is a wry and witty writer who manages to bring humor even to tense situations."--Christian Science Monitor

"A brilliant observer with a novelist's ear for character and dialogue, Hessler is both fascinating and funny."--Entertainment Weekly

"Wonderful. . . . Intimate. . . . The book reads like a really good novel."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Hessler has written a fascinating and frequently moving account of life in modern China."--Booklist

"A remarkable travelogue documenting aspects of a country still little understood."--Kirkus (starred review)

Book Description:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060826592
• ISBN 13: 9780060826598
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528