num_pages: 491
description: A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones , Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. In a narrative that gracefully moves between the ancient and the present, the East and the West, Hessler captures the soul of a country that is undergoing a momentous change before our eyes.
language: English
title: Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China
titlecomplete: Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China
genres: Asia, China, Politics, Biography, Cultural, Travel, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Journalism
ratings_count: 7111
places: China
series: China trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Harper Perennial