For centuries, Western writers, historians, and intellectuals have been fascinated by China. In this remarkable book, Frances Wood shows how China influenced literature, memoir, and travel writing from vague Roman tales of silent silk merchants and medieval travelers such as Marco Polo, to Jesuit explorers, French poets, the Bloomsbury Group, and eyewitness accounts of war by Martha Gellhorn, Christopher Isherwood, and J.G. Ballard. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of the role of Chinain Western literature and culture. Frances Wood is the best-selling author of Did Marco Polo Go to China? , The Silk Road , The Forbidden City , and The First Emperor .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Long River Press
ISBN-10
1592650821
ISBN-13
9781592650828
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73088453
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lure of China : Writers from Marc O`Polo to J. G. Ballard
Author
Frances Wood
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China, Essays