<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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 <em>Oracle Bones</em>, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's 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. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A brilliant observer with a novelist's ear for character and dialogue, Hessler is both fascinating and funny."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>"Hessler has written a fascinating and frequently moving account of life in modern China."--<em>Booklist</em><br><br>"Wonderful. . . . Intimate. . . . The book reads like a really good novel."--<em>Minneapolis Star Tribune</em><br><br>"A remarkable travelogue documenting aspects of a country still little understood."--Kirkus (starred review)<br><br>"An extraordinary, genre-defying book. . . . Beautifully constructed. . . . Hessler's reportage is vivid."--Nigel Richardson, The Daily Telegraph<br><br>"Engaging. . . . Acutely observed, moving, frequently funny and a perspicacious X-ray of China's zeitgeist."--South China Morning Post<br><br>"Everyone in the Western world should read this book."--Publishers Weekly, (starred review)<br><br>"Insightful. . . . Hessler is a wry and witty writer who manages to bring humor even to tense situations."--Christian Science Monitor<br>
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