River at the Center of the World

A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back

Simon Winchester

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St. Martins Press-3PL
01 April 2004

Travel & holiday; Travel & holiday guides; Travel writing

A stunning tour of China, its people, and its history. Chosen as one of the best travel books of 1996 by the New York Times Book Review.

Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the Yangtze River, the symbolic heart of China pierces 3,900 miles of rugged country before debouching into the oily swells of the East China Sea. Connecting China's heartland cities with the volatile coastal giant, Shanghai, it has also historically connected China to the outside world through its nearly one thousand miles of navigable waters. To travel those waters is to travel back in history, to sense the soul of China, and Simon Winchester takes us along with him as he encounters the essence of China--its history and politics, its geography and climate as well as engage in its culture, and its people in remote and almost inaccessible places.

The River at the Center of the World

is travel writing at its best: lively, informative, and thoroughly enchanting.

By: Simon Winchester
Imprint: St. Martins Press-3PL
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Second Edition, Revised ed.
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780312423377
ISBN 10: 0312423373
Pages: 414
Publication Date: 01 April 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Winchester is the author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa, among many other titles. He lives in Massachusetts, New York City, and the Western Isles of Scotland.

Reviews for River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back

Winchester is a storyteller...romantic enough to make us yearn to be there with him. --The Washington Post Winchester is an exceptionally engaging guide...at home everywhere, ready for anything, full of gusto, and seemingly omnivorous curiosity. --The New York Times Book Review Another home run. --Los Angeles Times At one time or another, many of us, I suspect, have wanted to be Simon Winchester, to lead a life that was equal parts Jan Morris and James Bond. --San Francisco Chronicle Winchester is an exquisite writer and a deft anecdoteur. --Christopher Buckley