Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China by Peter Hessler (English) Paperba

Description: Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler 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 seen through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Hessler has stepped off the treadmill of events-driven journalism to produce one of the most profoundly original books about China since, well, since his first book, River Town. . . . . Everywhere, the book is shot through with sensitivity, insight, and rollicking good humor too." --The Economist"Oracle Bones will firmly establish Mr. Hessler as one of the Western worlds most thoughtful writers on modern China. . . . A page-turner with great insight into Chinese society. . . . A richly humanistic portrayal." --Wall Street JournalThe acclaimed author of River Town offers us a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twenty-first century China.A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of Chinas transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes. Author Biography Peter 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. Review "A remarkable travelogue documenting aspects of a country still little understood." -- Kirkus (starred review)"Hessler gets the stories that no one talks about and delivers them in a personal study that informs, entertains and mesmerizes. Everyone in the Western world should read this book." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A brilliant observer with a novelists ear for character and dialogue, Hessler is both fascinating and funny, whether talking to the dove keeper at a Nanjing monument or chasing a would-be robber down a Dandong hotel hallway in his underwear." -- Entertainment Weekly"Serenely confident, Hessler has a marvelous sense of the intonations and gestures that give life to the moment. . . . Todays China could have been made for him. If you dont believe me, dip into the chapters in Oracle Bones. . . You will be hooked." -- Jonathan Spence, New York Times Book Review"Excellent. . . . Hessler has a gift for graceful first-person storytelling. . . . Those who seek to understand the real China--rather than the cartoonish threat--would do well to pick up Oracle Bones. It offers an intelligent rumination on China, both ancient and modern." -- USA Today"Wonderful. . . . Intimate. . . . The book reads like a really good novel." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune"Insightful. . . . Hessler is a wry and witty writer who manages to bring humor even to tense situations." -- Christian Science Monitor"Engaging. . . . Acutely observed, moving, frequently funny and a perspicacious X-ray of Chinas zeitgeist." -- South China Morning Post"Deeply engaging. . . . Hessler has achieved something quite special in Oracle Bones, conveying the idiosyncrasies of China in a way that makes its people palpably human and distinctly memorable." -- Los Angeles Times"An extraordinary, genre-defying book. . . . Beautifully constructed. . . . Hesslers reportage is vivid." -- Nigel Richardson, The Daily Telegraph"Oracle Bones melds the multiple personalities and tangled story lines into a kaleidoscopic vision of a country surging toward an uncertain future. . . . The society that emerges from its pages is one buffeted by conflicting currents, confident and yet deeply insecure, and haunted by its recent past." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Oracle Bones will firmly establish Mr. Hessler as one of the Western worlds most thoughtful writers on modern China. . . . A page-turner with great insight into Chinese society. . . . A richly humanistic portrayal of contemporary China." -- Wall Street Journal"Hessler has stepped off the treadmill of events-driven journalism to produce one of the most profoundly original books about China since, well, since his first book, River Town. . . . . Everywhere, the book is shot through with sensitivity, insight, and rollicking good humor too." -- The Economist"A stunning book. . . . . Hessler is a wonderful guide. . . . One conclusion is certain: Americans and Chinese need to better relate across gigantic cultural barriers. Hessler is a near-perfect intermediary." -- The Sunday Oregonian"Timely and necessary. . . . Beautifully delivered. . . . An informative read for those interested in a nation bound to occupy more time on our 24-hour news channels as the 21st century progresses." -- Rocky Mountain News"Oracle Bones achieves an emotional and intellectual intensity that one usually associates with fiction. Patiently following the lives and preoccupations of his former students as they migrate to the coast, fall in and out of love, find and lose jobs, Hessler creates a vivid and complex picture of a society in rapid transition." -- Pankaj Mishra, The Guardian"An erudite and thoughtful tapestry woven from past and present, history and biography, rural life and migration." -- The Times (London) Review Quote "Wonderful. . . . Intimate. . . . The book reads like a really good novel." Description for Teachers/Educators Oracle Bones tells the story of modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world, as seen through the lives of ordinary people who are connected in one way or another to America. It combines soulful story-telling with a journalists keen eye for detail resulting in a story that transcends cultural divides and puts a human face on history as it unfolds today. Details ISBN0060826592 Author Peter Hessler Short Title ORACLE BONES Series P.S. (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 0060826592 ISBN-13 9780060826598 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 951 Year 2007 Residence Beijing, CC Birth 1969 DOI 10.1604/9780060826598 Subtitle A Journey Through Time in China Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-05-08 NZ Release Date 2007-05-08 US Release Date 2007-05-08 UK Release Date 2007-05-08 Pages 528 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 2007-05-08 Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Illustrations Illustrations Audience General Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43643605;

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