Country Driving

Nach fünf Jahren in China nimmt der Journalist Peter Hessler eine neue Herausforderung an: Er macht den chinesischen Führerschein. Ein Unterfangen, das ihn zeitweise fast in den Wahnsinn treibt, ihm die Augen öffnet und schließlich und endlich eine erhellende Reise durch dieses noch immer geheimnisvolle Land ermöglicht. Sieben Jahre lang erkundete Hessler das China, das der Westen kaum kennt, das jedoch so bedeutend für seine Zukunft sein wird.

Informationen zum Autor Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker ! where he served as the Beijing correspondent from 2000 to 2007 and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic . He is the author of River Town ! which won the Kiriyama Book Prize! and Oracle Bones ! which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for Excellence in reporting. Klappentext Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he served as the Beijing correspondent from 2000 to 2007 and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, and Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for Excellence in reporting. A very accessible, often laugh-out-loud funny, always illuminating trip around one of the most fascinating countries in the world Zusammenfassung A very accessible, often laugh-out-loud funny, always illuminating trip around one of the most fascinating countries in the world

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A very accessible, often laugh-out-loud funny, always illuminating trip around one of the most fascinating countries in the world

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Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he served as the Beijing correspondent from 2000 to 2007 and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, and Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for Excellence in reporting.

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Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he served as the Beijing correspondent from 2000 to 2007 and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He is the author of River Town, which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, and Oracle Bones, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for Excellence in reporting.