Book #104477

Sailing Through China

Paul Theroux

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984.

Price: $50.00

Price clipped dust jacket.

Paul Theroux's account of his voyage around China is both insightful and entertaining. Theroux takes the reader on a journey from the bustling metropolises of Beijing and Shanghai to the less developed inland provinces, describing in rich and evocative detail both the people and the landscape. His descriptions of the narrow, winding rivers and the picturesque villages and towns along their banks are particularly memorable. Sailing Through China is an excellent introduction to China for those unfamiliar with the country, and an entertaining and informative read for those who are already familiar with it.; 8vo; $7.00.