Peter Froning

Letter from China (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Letter from China is a poignant and irreverent diary of the author's yearlong (2001-2) experience of teaching English to college students in Beijing, People's Republic of China. From the very first pages, the author draws you into his struggle with a culture worlds away from his comfort zone. The author's generous and compelling personality allowed him to gain access to the lives of his students and their families, who became characters in his tale. One can experience the author's wit and humanity throughout the narrative.

The author's humorous view of China is especially timely and dovetails with the current explosion of interest in that country as it enters the modern world. The book is neither a travelogue nor a look at the government, although elements of those subjects are woven into the story. Instead, it is an engaging look at China, tailored toward those who know little about it. Still, those who have lived and/or traveled there will also enjoy the book as it reminds them of the absurdities they, too, experienced.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scribl
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781633480087
• Artikelnr.: 44351052

Autorenporträt

Peter James Froning is the author of Letter from China, an account of his year teaching English to Chinese university students. Before that he was an economic developer and former accountant (CPA) and devoted follower of the band, Procol Harum. He was raised in the small town of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, but spent most of his adult life in Wilmington, Delaware, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Most of his professional life was spend helping others develop small businesses, particularly within the multi-cultural world of the Land of Enchantment.