Author: HERSEY, JOHN
Title: A Single Pebble
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. 1st; Third Printing. Hardcover. DJ has some soiling, small tears and chips. ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. ; 181 pages; A novel about a young American engineer in China in the 1920's. "A young American engineer sent to China to inspect the unruly Yangtze River travels up through the river's gorges searching for dam sites. Pulled on a junk hauled by forty-odd trackers, he is carried, too, into the settled, ancient way of life of the people of the Yangtze -- until the interplay of his life with theirs comes to a dramatic climax." He was ably played in the movie of the same name by Steve McQueen. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: FICTION Yangtse River China Maritime Yangtze river China FICTION Fiction::Historical


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