{"product_id":"oracle-bones-a-journey-through-time-in-china-isbn-9780060826598","title":"Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“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\u003cem\u003e, River Town\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . . Everywhere, the book is shot through with sensitivity, insight, and rollicking good humor too.”\u003c\/strong\u003e —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOracle Bones\u003c\/em\u003e will firmly establish Mr. Hessler as one of the Western world’s most thoughtful writers on modern China. . . . A page-turner with great insight into Chinese society. . . . A richly humanistic portrayal.” —\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eRiver Town\u003c\/em\u003e offers us a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twenty-first century China.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eOracle Bones\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eOracle Bones\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A brilliant observer with a novelist’s 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Serenely confident, Hessler has a marvelous sense of the intonations and gestures that give life to the moment. . . . Today’s China could have been made for him. If you don’t believe me, dip into the chapters in \u003cem\u003eOracle Bones\u003c\/em\u003e. . . You will be hooked.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Spence, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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 \u003cem\u003eOracle Bones\u003c\/em\u003e. It offers an intelligent rumination on China, both ancient and modern.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful. . . . Intimate. . . . The book reads like a really good novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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\u003cem\u003e, River Town\u003c\/em\u003e. . . . . Everywhere, the book is shot through with sensitivity, insight, and rollicking good humor too.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An erudite and thoughtful tapestry woven from past and present, history and biography, rural life and migration.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOracle Bones\u003c\/em\u003e 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePankaj Mishra, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A remarkable travelogue documenting aspects of a country still little understood.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Insightful. . . . Hessler is a wry and witty writer who manages to bring humor even to tense situations.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engaging. . . . Acutely observed, moving, frequently funny and a perspicacious X-ray of China’s zeitgeist.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deeply engaging. . . . Hessler has achieved something quite special in \u003cem\u003eOracle Bones\u003c\/em\u003e, conveying the idiosyncrasies of China in a way that makes its people palpably human and distinctly memorable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An extraordinary, genre-defying book. . . . Beautifully constructed. . . . Hessler’s reportage is vivid.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel Richardson, The Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOracle Bones \u003c\/em\u003emelds the multiple personalities and tangled story lines into a kaleidoscopic vision of a country surging toward an uncertain future. . . . 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