ENGLISH

Stories of the Sahara

By Sanmao

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year
2020
ISBN
9781408881873, 9781408881880, 9781408881866, 140888187X, 1408881861
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
925 kB (947194 bytes)
Pages
252 pages\0
Time added
2020-12-05 07:46:18
Nonfiction;Travel;Cultural;China;Autobiography;Mem

Description

'An enduring cultural icon. Every story conveys Sanmao's infectious capacity for wonder'SHARLENE TEO, AUTHOR OFPONTI 'Sanmao traveled the globe and wrote of her adventures, inspiring generations of women to see the world beyond their own homes'NEW YORK TIMES *The book that has captivated over fifteen million Chinese readers, translated into English for the very first time* When I first arrived in the desert, I desperately wanted to be the first female explorer to cross the Sahara. The thought of it used to keep me up all night. Sanmao: author, adventurer, pioneer. Born in China in 1943, she moved from Chongqing to Taiwan, Spain to Germany, the Canary Islands to Central America, and, for several years in the 1970s, to the Sahara. Stories of the Saharainvites us into Sanmao's extraordinary life in the desert: her experiences of love and loss, freedom and peril, all told with a voice as spirited as it is timeless. At a period when China was beginning to look beyond its borders, Sanmao fired the imagination of millions and inspired a new generation. With an introduction by Sharlene Teo, author ofPonti, this is an essential collection from one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures.

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