Peter Hessler: 7 books
DuMont Reiseabenteuer Orakelknochen
Eine Zeitreise durch China
Language: German
Release Date: December 30, 2014
China verstehen
Hautnah erlebt der Journalist und Auslandskorrespondent Peter Hessler in China die Dekade der großen Reformen: den wirtschaftlichen, gesellschaftlichen und kulturellen Umbruch, die millionenfache Migration vom Land in die neuen Megacities an den Küsten, die Zersetzung einer...
Strange Stones
Dispatches from East and West
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage—a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his...
The Buried
An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change
Drawn by a fascination with Egypt's rich history and culture, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo in 2011....
Country Driving
A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
“Hessler has a marvelous sense of the intonations and gestures that give life to the moment.” —The New York Times Book Review
From Peter Hessler, the New York Times bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town, comes Country Driving, the third and final book in his award-winning...
River Town
Two Years on the Yangtze
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
A New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize
In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path...
Oracle Bones
A Journey Through Time in China
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through...
Über Land
Begegnungen im neuen China
Language: German
Release Date: December 6, 2010
China wird mobil. Immer mehr Autos sind auf immer mehr neuen Straßen unterwegs. Die Verkehrsadern dringen plötzlich in völlig unberührte Gebiete vor, Wirtschaft und Tourismus bahnen sich neue Wege. Welche Auswirkungen das auf die Menschen hat, wie ganz China sich dadurch enorm verändert, davon...