| My mother sent my boys the most marvelous set of books. I'm racing thorugh them before they are taken off to distant lands.
One of my favorites is a book called Oracle Bones written by Peter Hessler, the young Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker. He writes well and he has a keen eye for blending empirical observation with temporal interpretations of Chinese history. Hessler may be the English counterpart to Gao Xingjian. This book reminded me of Gao Xingjian's One Man's Bible
You and your D may enjoy it, idad. Hessler turns a cold eye on the many Bejing housing projects--and on life as an expatriate in China. (He spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer before working his way into freelance journalism). |