River Town (Record no. 2079)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01338nam a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780060953744 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 45103069 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DS796.F855 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 915.138 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Peter Hessler |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | River Town |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harper Perennial |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 416 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | In the heart of China's Sichuan province, tucked away amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this vast and ever-evolving country, Fuling is shifting gears and heading down a new path, one of change and vitality, tension and reform, disruption and growth.Its position at the crossroads came into sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the ways of Fuling -- and about the complex process of understanding that takes place when one is immersed in a radically different society. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that, much like China itself, is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Geography & Travel |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 915.1 HESS | 43902 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |