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Book Review of Iron and Silk

Iron and Silk
Iron and Silk
Author: Mark Salzman
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


This is the most authentic revelation of life in modern China that I have ever read. It was recommended to me by a fellow-traveller in China a few years ago and I bought it as soon as I got home again. The insightful descriptions brought it all home too. Westerners are always on the outside in China, but this recount is as close as I can imagine one could get. Can't recommend it highly enough to anyone who wants to experience living China.