Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze

Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Biografier

A New York Times Notable book, this memoir by a journalist who lived in a small city in China is “a vivid and touching tribute to a place and its people” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

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.

“This touching memoir of an American dropped into the center of China transcends the boundaries of the travel genre and will appeal to anyone wanting to learn more about the heart and soul of the Chinese people. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal

“This is a colorful memoir from a Peace Corps volunteer who came away with more understanding of the Chinese than any foreign traveler has a right to expect.” —Booklist

© 2024 HarperCollins e-books (E-bog): 9780062028983

Release date

E-bog: 27. februar 2024

Andre kan også lide...

  1. A Brief History of Equality Thomas Piketty
  2. Wherever You Go: A Guide to Mindful, Sustainable, and Life-Changing Travel Daniel Houghton
  3. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Patrick Radden Keefe
  4. How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—And What It Says About You Katherine D. Kinzler
  5. Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia's Fascist Youth Ian Garner
  6. The Final Days Bob Woodward
  7. Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built Duncan Clark
  8. Making a Scene Constance Wu
  9. Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir Dolly Alderton
  10. The Song of the Jade Lily: A Novel Kirsty Manning
  11. Freedom: Memoirs 1954 - 2021 Angela Merkel
  12. Why We're Polarized Ezra Klein
  13. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis J. D. Vance
  14. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup John Carreyrou
  15. The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization Peter Zeihan
  16. Golden Bones: An Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America Sichan Siv
  17. Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties David de Jong
  18. Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It Janina Ramirez
  19. The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War Catherine Grace Katz
  20. The Rise of the Republican Right: Economic and Social Conservatism Andrew E. Busch
  21. The Mantle Of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942 Nigel Hamilton
  22. The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir Samantha Power
  23. The Dutch House: A Novel Ann Patchett
  24. Year of Plagues: A Memoir of 2020 Fred D'Aguiar
  25. Getting Lost Annie Ernaux
  26. Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him David Reynolds
  27. December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World Craig Shirley
  28. The Tale of Genji: A Visual Companion Melissa McCormick
  29. Wealth, Poverty, and Politics: An International Perspective Thomas Sowell
  30. In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust Richard Hurowitz
  31. Out: How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone Tim Shipman
  32. Lincoln's Mentors: The Education of a Leader Michael J. Gerhardt
  33. Scorpion Orchid Lloyd Fernando
  34. An Autobiography Agatha Christie
  35. Jerusalem: The Biography Simon Sebag Montefiore
  36. Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason Justin Smith-Ruiu
  37. Unholy Alliance: The Agenda Iran, Russia, and Jihadists Share for Conquering the World Jay Sekulow
  38. Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental Illness Maj. Gen Gregg F. Martin, USA (Ret)
  39. Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis Jimmy Carter
  40. Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire Brad Stone
  41. The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir Samantha Power

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis