A Thousand Pieces Of Gold
Trade cloth edition in near fine condition. Dust jacket with intact price point. Full number line starting with 1. Signed by author. Mylar cover included.
“One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
A Thousand Pieces of Gold is a cultural memoir as well as a personal account of China’s past, illustrated by proverbs taken from a fascinating period of history when China was ruled by the First Emperor, Qin Shihuang, the sovereign who united China, built the Great Wall, and standardized the Chinese language. Adeline Yen Mah combines fascinating historical insights with personal stories from her own life to show the enduring relevance and influence of proverbs in Chinese life, even to the present day.
Trade cloth edition in near fine condition. Dust jacket with intact price point. Full number line starting with 1. Signed by author. Mylar cover included.
“One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
A Thousand Pieces of Gold is a cultural memoir as well as a personal account of China’s past, illustrated by proverbs taken from a fascinating period of history when China was ruled by the First Emperor, Qin Shihuang, the sovereign who united China, built the Great Wall, and standardized the Chinese language. Adeline Yen Mah combines fascinating historical insights with personal stories from her own life to show the enduring relevance and influence of proverbs in Chinese life, even to the present day.
Trade cloth edition in near fine condition. Dust jacket with intact price point. Full number line starting with 1. Signed by author. Mylar cover included.
“One written word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.”
A Thousand Pieces of Gold is a cultural memoir as well as a personal account of China’s past, illustrated by proverbs taken from a fascinating period of history when China was ruled by the First Emperor, Qin Shihuang, the sovereign who united China, built the Great Wall, and standardized the Chinese language. Adeline Yen Mah combines fascinating historical insights with personal stories from her own life to show the enduring relevance and influence of proverbs in Chinese life, even to the present day.
ISBN 0-06-000639-0
Adeline Yen Mah
2002