Oracle Bones

Informationen zum Autor Peter Hessler is a correspondent for the New Yorker and a contributor to National Geographic . He is the author of River Town , winner of the 2001 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. Raised in Columbia, Missouri, he now lives in Beijing. Klappentext Peter Hessler's previous book River Town was a prize-winning, poignant and deeply compelling portrait of China. Now, in Oracle Bones , Hessler returns to the country, excavating its long history and immersing himself in the lives of young Chinese as they migrate from the traditional Chinese countryside to the booming ever-changing cities and try to cope with their society's modern transformation. Zusammenfassung 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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Hessler, Hessler Peter
• Editore: John Murray
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.02.2007
• EAN: 9780719564413
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-6441-3
• Pagine: 512
• Dimensioni: 137 mm x 197 mm x 32 mm
• Categorie: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio; China, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Asia / China, Travel writing, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Asian History, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China