文档介绍：ORACLE
BONES
A Journey Between
China’s Past and Present
PETER HESSLER
for my sisters:
Amy
Angela
and Birgitta
Contents
Author’s Note vii
Map ix
PART ONE
Artifact A: The Underground City 3
1 The Middleman 9
Artifact B: The Written World 33
2 The Voice of America 37
3 The Broken Bridge 57
Artifact C: The Wall 75
4 The Overnight City 77
PART TWO
5 Starch 101
6 Hollywood 114
iv Contents
Artifact D: The Voice of the Turtle 135
7 At Night You’re Not Lonely 149
8 Immigration 169
9 The Courtyard 174
Artifact E: The Bronze Head 189
10 Anniversary 199
11 Sichuanese 203
PART THREE
Artifact F: The Book 221
12 Asylum 231
Artifact G: The Uncracked Bone 243
13 The Games 259
14 Sand 275
Artifact H: The Word 289
15 Translation 295
16 Flags 306
17 Straight to Video 310
Artifact I: The Horse 325
18 Wonton Western 335
19 Election 352
Contents v
PART FOUR
20 Chinatown 369
Artifact J: The Criticism 383
21 State Visit 393
Artifact K: The Lost Alphabets 401
22 Encapsulate Prime 419
Artifact L: The Misprinted Character 431
23 Patton’s Tomb 437
Artifact Z: The Sold Words 443
24 Tea 451
Sources 459
Acknowledgments 469
Index 473
About the Author
Other Books by Peter Hessler
Credits
Cover
Copyright
About the Publisher
Author’s Note
this is a work of nonfiction, and i have used real names with
one exception: Polat. The pseudonym is used at his request, because of politi-
cal sensitivities in the People’s Republic of China.
This book was researched from 1999 to 2004, a period whose events are still
resonating. I expect that in the future we will learn more about these occur-
rences, and my depiction is not intended to prehensive or defi nitive. My
goal has been to follow certain individuals across this period, recording how
their lives were shaped by a changing world.
These people led me to many places—some in China, some in the United
States, and others, such as Xin