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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)

by Peter Hessler

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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.

Synopsis:

In the tradition of "Iron & Silk" comes a powerful memoir about a young American teacher in the Peace Corps living in the small Chinese city of Fuling as it navigates increasing waves of cultural and social upheaval. Maps.

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About the Author

Peter Hessler is the Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker and a contributor to National Geographic. He is the author of River Town.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780060855024

Author:

Hessler, Peter

Publisher:

Harper Perennial

Author:

by Peter Hessler

Subject:

Description and travel

Subject:

Asia - China

Subject:

Essays & Travelogues

Subject:

Fuling (Sichuan Sheng, China)

Subject:

International Relations - General

Subject:

General Travel

Subject:

Travel

Subject:

China

Subject:

Hessler, Peter - Travel - China -

Subject:

Travel Writing-General

Copyright:

2006

Edition Description:

Trade PB

Series:

P.S.

Publication Date:

20060531

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

432

Dimensions:

8.02x5.32x1.06 in. .71 lbs.

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Product details 432 pages Harper Perennial - 2011-01-23 English 9780060855024 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, In the tradition of "Iron & Silk" comes a powerful memoir about a young American teacher in the Peace Corps living in the small Chinese city of Fuling as it navigates increasing waves of cultural and social upheaval. Maps.