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Sounds of the River: A Young Man's University Days Beijing
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Sounds of the River: A Young Man's University Days Beijing
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Sounds of the River: A Young Man's University Days Beijing
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In this "equally beguiling sequel to his acclaimed memoir" (
), teenager Da Chen takes his first train ride away from the farm he was raised on to his new university life in Beijing. He soon faces a host of ghastly challenges, including poor living conditions, lack of food, and suicidal roommates. Undaunted by these hurdles, and armed with a dogged determination to learn English and "all things Western," he competes to win a chance to study in America—a chance that rests in the shrewd and corrupt hands of the almighty professors.
Poetic, hilarious, and heartbreaking,
is a gloriously written coming-of-age saga that chronicles a remarkable journey—a travelogue of the heart.