Lost on Planet China
One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation
$34.65
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2009
Summary
The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China-a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained.Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers with his laugh-out-loud tales of wandering the remote islands of the South Pacific. When the travel bug hit again, he decided to go big-time, taking on the world’s most populous and intriguing nation. In Lo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767922012 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0767922018 |
| Author: | J. Maarten Troost |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 299g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for
GETTING STONED WITH SAVAGES
“One of Troost’s greatest successes is that he’s not reporting, exactly, not writing as a journalist would, but simply living his life in a faraway place and writing about it.”
–New York Times
“Troost manages to relate his misadventures in an irreverently funny style … this makes for a good beach read on your own vacation.”
–Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Praise for The Sex Lives of Cannibals
“A comic masterwork of travel writing” —Publishers Weekly
“Troost has a command of place and narrative that puts him in the company of some of today’s best travel writers.” —Elle
About The Author
J. Maarten Troost
J. MAARTEN TROOST is the author of Getting Stoned with Savages and The Sex Lives of Cannibals. His essays have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, and the Prague Post. He spent two years in Kiribati in the Equatorial Pacific and upon his return was hired as a consultant by the World Bank. After several years in Fiji and Vanuatu, he recently relocated to the U.S. and now lives with his wife and two sons in California.
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