Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Hessler, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0062206230 ISBN 13: 9780062206237

Casa editrice: Harper Perennial, 2013

Riassunto

Showcasing his unrivaled range as a storyteller, the bestselling author, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in two very different regions, shares his experiences living in both Asia and the United States, revealing a surprising overlap between apparently opposing cultures. Original. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Hessler’s signature is an unobtrusive and humorous first-person narrator breezily guiding the reader through places at once exotic and ordinary, a sort of Tracy Kidder in Asia. . . . Hessler has an acute and far-ranging talent for drawing characters.” (The Wall Street Journal)

“Affable, humane and perceptive pieces. . . . This isn’t one of those take-your-medicine books about geopolitics and the world economy. Strange Stones also happens to be great fun to read, at once breezily written and deeply informative.” (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“Read this book. . . . This is long-form journalism at its finest.” (Fareed Zakaria)

“Revelatory. . . . Wonderful . . . . Continually showcases Hessler’s gift for telling tales of cultural difference and mutual misunderstanding in a way that is both humorous and deeply empathetic. . . . Hessler is a deeply humane teller of true tales, a keen observer, a graceful stylist.” (The Atlantic)

L'autore:

Peter Hessler is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he served as the Beijing correspondent from 2000 to 2007, and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Prize; Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award; and, most recently, Country Driving. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting, and he was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2011. He lives in Cairo.

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• Editore: Harper Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062206230
• ISBN 13: 9780062206237
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368