Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language - Couverture rigide

Deborah Fallows

 
9780802779137: Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0802779131 ISBN 13 : 9780802779137
Editeur : Walker & Company, 2010

Synopsis

Dreaming in Chinese In sharing what she discovered about Mandarin, and how those discoveries helped her understand a culture that had at first seemed impenetrable, Fallows's "Dreaming in Chinese" opens up China to Westerners more completely, perhaps, than it has ever been before. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

WHY DON T THE CHINESE SAY I LOVE YOU ?
HOW DO THEY GET BY WITHOUT MAPS?
CAN IT EVER BE RUDE TO BE POLITE?

In this intelligent, sympathetic book, Deborah Fallows opens up a window onto Chinese life through its notoriously difficult language. She shows how even small advancements, such as mastering a single word or phrase, can unlock grammatical and cultural secrets.

Whether it s learning not to say please , or understanding why the Chinese hate the number 4, Fallows uses stories from three years of living and working in China, to offer unique insights into the country s customs and culture.

This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in China, be they first-time tourists, seasoned business people, or just the idly curious. It will help you to think like the Chinese think.

Revue de presse

Any traveller who shudders at the prospect of deciphering Chinese should be armed with a copy of his book --The New Yorker

Fallows sparkling memoir makes us feel we are on the streets with her haggling with merchants and cops and learning to be rude and friendly, Chinese-style... I can t think of a better book for someone who wants to understand the lovable, infuriating and hilarious country that is China --Washington Post

China seems an impossible mountain to climb, yet Deborah Fallows takes a less travelled path, climbing the mountain from the inside... both vital and a joy to read --Ken Auletta

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Éditeur
Walker & Company
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0802779131
ISBN 13 
9780802779137
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
205
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780802779144: Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  080277914X ISBN 13 :  9780802779144
Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011
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