River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Hessler, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0719561566 ISBN 13: 9780719561566

Casa editrice: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2001

Riassunto

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, and the controversial construction of the Three Gorges Dam have affected even the people of a remote town like Fuling. Poignant, thoughtful and utterly compelling, 'River Town' is an unforgettable portrait of a place caught mid-river in time, much like China itself -- a country seeking to understand both what it was and what it will one day become.

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I wish it were twice as long...I am not the only China-watcher who will wish they had written this book (Jonathan Mirsky)

Descrizione del libro:

An account of Peter Hessler's time in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River during the late Nineties. He observes the natural beauty, cultural tensions and how major events such as the return of Hong Kong to the mainland have affected the people of Fuling.

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• Editore: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0719561566
• ISBN 13: 9780719561566
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 412