When Peter Hessler went to China in the late 1990s, he expected to spend a couple of peaceful years teaching English in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River. But what he experienced - the natural beauty, cultural tension, and complex process of understanding that takes place when one is thrust into a radically different society - surpassed anything he could have imagined. He...
When Peter Hessler went to China in the late 1990s, he expected to spend a couple of peaceful years teaching English in the town of Fuling on the Yangtze River. But what he experienced - the natural beauty, cultural tension, and complex process of understanding that takes place when one is thrust into a radically different society - surpassed anything he could have imagined. Hessler observes firsthand how major events such as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the controversial consturction of the Three Gorges Dam have affected even the people of a remote town like Fuling. Poignant, thoughtful and utterly compelling, "River Town" is an unforgettable portrait of a place caught mid-river in time, much like China itself - a country seeking to understand both what it was and what it will one day become.
Peter Hessler is a graduate of Princeton and Oxford, and has written for The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly and other publications. Raised in the United States, he now lives in Beijing.
It may be neither as exciting as Oracle Bones (which takes us on a journey of Chinese history) nor as much a travel book as A Chinese Road Trip (which repeats a few paragraphs in River Town). It's Pet...It may be neither as exciting as Oracle Bones (which takes us on a journey of Chinese history) nor as much a travel book as A Chinese Road Trip (which repeats a few paragraphs in River Town). It's Peter Hessler's first book (about China), and it contains fair observations and self-reflection. The later books show more empathy and understanding.(展开)
While Peter Hessler was teaching in Fuling, I was studying in Wuhan, another river town. His stories bring back memories of the old days, many of which have changed, while some remain the same.
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5 有用 北楼鬼 2016-04-09 15:41:16
何伟（Peter Hessler）的江城特别让人着迷……他是最敏感、耐心、不轻易做评判的观察者，他用心体味着生活的美好和缺陷，他观察到的中国是我们自己都看不见的中国。阅读江城是一个让我不断惊奇、发笑、惭愧、反思、感动的过程，他记录的九十年代的涪陵小城人们的生活样态，陌生而熟悉，我们就活在这时代河流的上下游。何伟的笔触中有一种平缓、美妙的声音和节奏，很治愈，让我有时有种听老友说话的错觉。更重要的是，... 何伟（Peter Hessler）的江城特别让人着迷……他是最敏感、耐心、不轻易做评判的观察者，他用心体味着生活的美好和缺陷，他观察到的中国是我们自己都看不见的中国。阅读江城是一个让我不断惊奇、发笑、惭愧、反思、感动的过程，他记录的九十年代的涪陵小城人们的生活样态，陌生而熟悉，我们就活在这时代河流的上下游。何伟的笔触中有一种平缓、美妙的声音和节奏，很治愈，让我有时有种听老友说话的错觉。更重要的是，在所写内容之外，何伟甚至用这些给予了我很新鲜的人生体悟：何伟对写作者的建议是，不要在一个地方停留太久。他说在牛津的研究生时代，活得封闭而抱怨，错失了了解英国的机会。江城我看到了投入到全然异样环境中活得如此用心的何伟，很受震撼。何伟也为我打开了非虚构写作的一扇门，我相信我接触到的是很一流的非虚构作品。 (展开)
2 有用 FGS 2015-02-23 02:05:52
It may be neither as exciting as Oracle Bones (which takes us on a journey of Chinese history) nor as much a travel book as A Chinese Road Trip (which repeats a few paragraphs in River Town). It's Pet... It may be neither as exciting as Oracle Bones (which takes us on a journey of Chinese history) nor as much a travel book as A Chinese Road Trip (which repeats a few paragraphs in River Town). It's Peter Hessler's first book (about China), and it contains fair observations and self-reflection. The later books show more empathy and understanding. (展开)
1 有用 程莎莎Abigail 2011-09-07 11:30:48
如何理解这个魔幻的中国，我在苦苦的需找答案……
1 有用 乳叔叔 2013-08-20 21:47:48
Simple but so touching……天朝版和谐的内容应该不少o(╯□╰)o
0 有用 大禹 2012-10-19 01:29:53
再读此书，真的觉得中国社会这十年真是剧烈剧烈的变化，现在回首十年前，仿佛是一个完全不同的社会形态。
0 有用 optman 2024-04-30 21:05:33 广西
While Peter Hessler was teaching in Fuling, I was studying in Wuhan, another river town. His stories bring back memories of the old days, many of which have changed, while some remain the same.
0 有用 jun14 2023-10-26 17:02:17 英国
第一本听完的英文书
0 有用 Mol Orange 2022-08-06 18:48:08
Fundamental work for English
0 有用 Patamon 2022-03-05 22:02:22
不理解这本书是怎么在国内出版的，估计删了不少吧。作者不愧是名校毕业，2年时间对中国的认识之深刻，可能很多中国人自己都不如他。但是我总他觉他是一个藏的比较深的有white privilege的人。总之是本好书，期待有一天能看到电影版。
0 有用 活色生香 2022-01-31 17:05:02
Thoughtful and revealing