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Swallowing Clouds: A Playful Journey Through Chinese Culture, Language, and Cuisine - Swallowing Clouds
Anthony Zee
Physics professor Zee writes about how to understand the menus in Chinese restaurants, explaining the characters, what they mean, and the colorful stories behind the names of various dishes. Anne Tyler (in the Washington Post) called Swallowing Clouds "a study of the very nature of Chinese culture.
386 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 3, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780295994208 |
| Publishers | University of Washington Press |
| Pages | 386 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 153 × 29 mm · 534 g |
| Language | English |
| Contributor | Linda Rui Feng |
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