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River town

Peter Hessler

2001399 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001HarperCollins Publishers · 402 pages · ENGISBN 9780060195441
  • 2002Books on Tape · ENGISBN 9780736686594
  • 2006Harper Perennial · 399 pages · ENGISBN 9780060855024
  • 2002John Murray · 416 pagesISBN 9780719564802

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.

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