RIVER TOWN: TWO YEARS ON THE YANGTZE - Couverture souple

Peter Hessler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060953748 ISBN 13 : 9780060953744

Editeur : John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

River Town Peter Hessler tries to understand and capture the spirit of the immense, exasperating and ultimately lovable entity that is China. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

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 Mirsky)

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 (Martin Booth, Sunday Times)

To 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 Winchester)

Studded with insight and humility, written with unshowy elegance, River Town is about ways of seeing (Daily Telegraph)

Présentation de l'éditeur

A New York Times Notable Book

Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize

In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society.

Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060953748
• ISBN 13: 9780060953744
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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