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Peter Hessler
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…
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An intimate account of the Arab Spring, and Egypt’s past and present, seen through the eyes of a wide range of Egyptians: political operators, archaeologists and garbage collectors; women, the…
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An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China's heartland, by an author who has observed the country's tumultuous changes over the past quarter century
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An intimate and revelatory eyewitness account of two generations of students in China's heartland, chronicling a country in the midst of tumultuous change through the prism of its education system
A very accessible, often laugh-out-loud funny, always illuminating trip around one of the most fascinating countries in the world
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…
Peter Hessler tries to understand and capture the spirit of the immense, exasperating and ultimately lovable entity that is China.
‘Tenacious, revelatory, and humane.’ - Paul Theroux
‘The Buried is the kind of book that you don’t want to end and won’t forget. With the eye of a great storyteller…
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From the bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town comes the final book in his award-winning China trilogy, reporting on the human side of the economic revolution in China.
Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Hessler’s best reportage–a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight…
The acclaimed author of River Town offers a rare portrait of 21st-century China. Hessler tells the story of this modern-day country and its growing links to the Western world as…
