Author

Publication

2006-04-25 - Harper Perennial

Language

English

Word Count

99,750 words, Guess

Page Count

399 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiverivertown00pete
  • ISBN-100060855029
  • ISBN-139780060855024
  • Goodreads94053
  • LibraryThing27955
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Description

Records the author's experiences as a Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city of Fuling, during which time he witnessed such events as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.

First Sentence

I CAME TO FULING on the slow boat downstream from Chongqing.

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