Books on China
Discover the best books on China, from Peter Hessler's River Town to Jung Chang's Wild Swans. Explore history, biography, and travel in this curated reading list.
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Wild Swans
by Jung Chang
Tells the story of three women--Jung Chang, her mother, and her grandmother--whose lives and fortunes mirror the tumultuous twentieth century in China.
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River Town
by Peter Hessler
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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Peking
by Anthony Grey
The lives of two families in China--one Chinese, one English--are interwoven in a saga that sweeps from the legendary Long March of 1930 to the revolution of 1976 and captures the struggles, lost faith, and a final reunion of those caught up in a changing
