Behind the Wall: A Journey Through China
by:
Colin Thubron (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099459323 (0099459329)
Publish date: April 1st 2004
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
A travelogue around China, in mid 80s, I think (annoyingly, it doesn't specify). There are some wonderfully poetic passages, and plenty of more prosaic and disjointed encounters. He does at least speak Mandarin, so was able to talk to "real" people relatively easily and seemed good at picking out in...