Red Dust by Ma Jian

Red Dust

Ma Jian

324 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction travel informative reflective slow-paced
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Red Dust by Ma Jian is a captivating read for the introspective and adventurous reader who craves a deeply personal and poetic exploration of the human spirit, self-discovery, and the resilience of the human will, as embodied by the author's own transformative three-year journey through rural China.

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On very rare occasions, a book can be so fresh, vivid and sincere that its integrity will be apparent almost before you have begun reading it. This brilliant account of a three-year exploration of China during the first wave of economic liberalisa...

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