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Fluent in Chinese, Hessler had the enviable opportunity to immerse himself in China's culture while training a keen eye on its incongruities and absurdities. His informal writing style and finely honed storytelling abilities create both unforgettably poetic and laugh-out-loud funny scenes. Part memoir, part travelogue, and part social history, Country Driving contains fascinating anecdotes and historical asides. Though the topic of China's frenzied progress has been explored before by others, as ...more
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