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Boxing with Shadows
Brian Johnston
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Description for Boxing with Shadows
Paperback. The author skilfully evokes contemporary China and the Chinese; his delightful account is peppered with his encounters with the unexpected, including a TV crew, a snake and China's top rock star. He also takes us on a personal journey, revealing the growing sense of loneliness and bewilderment he experienced. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 229.
Brian Johnston was 22 when he travelled to China. In 'Boxing with Shadows', he recreates the incredible two-and-a-half years he spent there. Johnston skilfully evokes contemporary China and the Chinese; his delightful account is peppered with his encounters with the unexpected, including a TV crew, a snake and China's top rock star. He also takes us on a personal journey, revealing the growing sense of loneliness and bewilderment he experienced, and relating how he came to fall in love with this mysterious country. 'Boxing with Shadows' is a rich, delightful and rewarding book. It is also unique in its treatment ... Read more
Brian Johnston was 22 when he travelled to China. In 'Boxing with Shadows', he recreates the incredible two-and-a-half years he spent there. Johnston skilfully evokes contemporary China and the Chinese; his delightful account is peppered with his encounters with the unexpected, including a TV crew, a snake and China's top rock star. He also takes us on a personal journey, revealing the growing sense of loneliness and bewilderment he experienced, and relating how he came to fall in love with this mysterious country. 'Boxing with Shadows' is a rich, delightful and rewarding book. It is also unique in its treatment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522853308
SKU
V9780522853308
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Ref
99-3
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