Nanjing: A Cultural and Historical Guide for Travelers

by Roy Kesey

In recent years, Nanjing's tourism industry has maintained a steady and impressive rate of growth, and the city has become one of the main tourist destinations in eastern China for travelers visiting from abroad. In order to introduce Nanjing to the world, the Nanjing Tourism Bureau has blazed a new trail by inviting the American author Roy Kesey to write this book, China through the Looking Glass: Nanjing. In it, he interprets the ancient culture and radiant scenery of Nanjing through a foreigner's eyes.

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About the author

Author and translator Roy Kesey was born in northern California and currently lives in Maryland. His latest book is the short story collection Any Deadly Thing (Dzanc Books 2013). His other books include the novel Pacazo (Dzanc Books 2011/Jonathan Cape 2012), the short story collection All Over (Dzanc Books 2007), the novella Nothing in the World (Bullfight Media 2006/Dzanc Books 2007), and two historical guidebooks. He has received a number of awards for his work, including an NEA creative writing fellowship, the Paula Anderson Book Award, and the Bullfight Media Little Book Award. His short stories, essays, translations and poems have appeared in more than a hundred magazines and anthologies, including Best American Short Stories and New Sudden Fiction.