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Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip

Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip

Author(s): Peter Hessler

Location(s): China

Genre(s): Travelogue

Era(s): Modern

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In his hire car from Beijing, on the understanding he will not leave the city, he gets as far as Mongolia. This is the book of his observations, his understanding of the political system and what he observes and how the people cope.

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