Beijing, the hometown of my childhood

Author: (Russian) S. S, translated by Yu Peicai, Liu Wei, proofread by Li Yijin
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is a special gift presented to China's "Year of Russian Culture." A Russian born and raised in Beijing, a knowledgeable sinologist, passionately narrates the city he has lived in, loved, and continues to love. Childhood playmates, school classmates, the cries of vendors in the hutongs, Chinese intellectuals—all come to life through Professor S's memories, moving and inspiring us with their vivid portrayal. The book also humorously recounts the amusing anecdotes of translation encountered by the author, a seasoned interpreter who once accompanied Mikhail Gorbachev on his visit to China.