River Town by Peter Hessler
Hessler takes students on an unforgettable journey to a small village in China where he spent two years teaching English. What he discovers while in this remote village is far more than he ever thought possible. This is a very intimate and human look at a town's struggle to adapt to the modern world that surrounds it.
"Charming and insightful. . . . Poignanthilarious. . . . Lively, intelligent. . . . You will learn a great deal about real life in contemporary China in River Town, and about how that vast country appears in the eyes of a sensitive, aware, rugged young American who keeps both his eyes and his mind open."--New York TimesFreshman Common Read: College of CharlestonPeter Hessler is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he served as the Beijing correspondent from 2000 to 2007, and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Prize; Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award; and, most recently, Country Driving. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting, and he was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2011. He lives in Cairo.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060195441 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060195444 |
| Title | River Town |
| Author | Peter Hessler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2001-01-23 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Winner of Kiriyama Prize (Pacific Rim Nonfiction) 2001, Winner of ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2002 |
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