About this title: Arranged by letter of the alphabet, with at least one entry per letter, these short pieces capture the variety of daily life in contemporary China. Topics include dumpling making, bound feet, Chinglish, night soil, and banking.
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Edition: 1st Print/Original Cover Art
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781571312501ISBN:1571312501
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Date Published: 2000-08-01
ISBN-13:9781571312501ISBN:1571312501
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781571312501ISBN:1571312501
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Date Published: 2000-08-14
ISBN-13:9781571312501ISBN:1571312501
Description: Fair. Former Library book in good condition. Pages are firmly intact and have no writing marks. Great customer service, just look at our rating, will ship fast and with care! read more
Description: New. Arranged by letter of the alphabet, with at least one entry per letter, these short pieces capture the variety of daily life in contemporary China. Topics include dumpling making, bound feet, Chinglish, night soil, and banking. read more
"This book was given to me after I returned home from a year in Iraq and was having trouble adjusting back to American Living. It gave me some great perspective on everything I was experiencing. Great read for anyone who has traveled."
"This book was recommended to Nancy and I by the Ambassador for Iceland. I had high hopes, because I really liked Bill Holm's Eccentric Islands. The premise here is that he spent one year teaching in China in the early 1980s, and wrote a variety of essays (one for each letter of the alphabet). This book would be a whole lot better if there were only 13 letters in our alphabet. The essays became redundant, and when I got to "T" I did something that I almost never do, I gave up on the book. It had become a chore to slog through the final essays. That being said, I did enjoy the essay on "Chinglish"."
"An American ex-pat living in China tells hilarious stories about living as a foreigner in China and finding he's a foreigner in the US as well. This was one of my favorite books during Peace Corps -- he put so many of my thoughts and experiences into words."
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