China a Literary Companion

by Susan Whitfield

Book by Whitfield, Susan, Grayling, A. C.

Genres: China

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Susan Whitfield is an English historian and librarian who works at the British Library in London, England. She obtained a PhD in historiography from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, and now specialises in the social and intellectual history of the Tang Dynasty, and the history of the Silk Road.

She is currently director of the International Dunhuang Project, and in this capacity is involved in research and cataloguing of Central Asian manuscripts at the British Library. She has a particular interest in identifying forged manuscripts from Dunhuang.

Reviews

[Zee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Under the radar but certainly worth a read given its inclusion throughout of excerpts offering either abstract or concrete observations and accounts of Chinese culture, experience and life from travelers past which make for a wide-ranging “literary companion” and intriguing portrait of historical China more so than a “travel guide.”