Full name: Coming Home Crazy: An Alphabet of China Essays

Author: Bill Holm Year: 1990 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Award winners, Travel, Essays, Non Fiction Culture: China Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781571312501 1571312501

Arranged by letter of the alphabet, with at least one entry per letter, these short pieces capture the variety of daily life in contemporary China. Writing about traditions that endure in rural areas as well as the bureaucratic absurdities an American teacher and traveler experiences in the 1980s, Holm covers such topics as dumpling making, bound feet, Chinglish, night soil, and banking. In a new afterword to the second edition, Holm reacts to recent changes. "Holm's view is entertaining, thought-provoking and touching. After reading his book, you won't look at the United States or China the same way." - Philadelphia Inquirer Similar books: Red Dust by Ma Jian River Town by Peter Hessler The Early Arrival of Dreams by Rosemary Mahoney Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman China Road by Rob Gifford Country Driving by Peter Hessler Foreign Babes in Beijing by Rachel DeWoskin Fried Eggs with Chopsticks by Polly Evans Beijing Confidential by Jan Wong Chinese Lessons by John Pomfret Wuhu Diary by Emily Prager Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop Kosher Chinese by Michael Levy Sightlines by Kathleen Jamie Following Fish by Samanth Subramanian The Truth About Stories by Thomas King Motions and Moments by Michael Pronko