Simon Winchester undertakes a journey from the mouth of the Yangste River to its source. This is the story of the river, it's cities and their people, built around the author's own journey to discover something of the essence of China and her people, the Yangtse being her soul and center.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Simon Winchester
EAN: 9780140249125
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 448
WEIGHT: 314 g
HEIGHT: 198 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Penguin Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 1998-02-26
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GENRE: TRAVEL / Asia / East / China, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues
WIDTH: 129 mm
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Book Themes:
China, Travel writing
Simon Winchester, who has reported from almost everywhere during an award-winning 20 year career as a Guardian correspondent, now lives in NY. He is the Asia-Pacific Editor for Conde Nast Traveler & contributes to a number of American magazines, as well as the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator and the BBC. His books include: OUTPOSTS: TRAVELS TO THE REMAINS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE; KOREA: A WALK THROUGH THE LAND OF MIRACLES; THE PACIFIC; PACIFIC NIGHTMARE; PRISON DIARY, ARGENTINA.