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
Rezension
To come across a Westerner patient enough and tolerant enough to try and understand the immense, exasperating and ultimately lovable entity that is China is always a pleasure. To encounter one that is as literate and sensitive as Peter Hessler is a joy Simon Winchester
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.
Biografie
Peter Hessler, geboren 1969 in Pittsburgh, USA, unterrichtete Englisch in China und lernte selbst den Mandarin-Dialekt. Aus den Erfahrungen in dieser Zeit entstand sein erstes, preisgekröntes Buch. Anschließend war Hessler von 1999 bis 2007 der erste Peking-Korrespondent der Zeitschrift The New Yorker und veröffentlichte zudem Reiseberichte in verschiedenen Zeitungen, u. a. in der New York Times und der Washington Post.
