Swallowing Clouds: A Playful Journey Through Chinese Culture, Language, and Cuisine

Swallowing Clouds: A Playful Journey Through Chinese Culture, Language, and Cuisine - Paperback

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Swallowing Clouds: A Playful Journey Through Chinese Culture, Language, and Cuisine

Swallowing Clouds: A Playful Journey Through Chinese Culture, Language, and Cuisine - Paperback

$32.35
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by Anthony Zee (Author), Linda Rui Feng (Afterword by)

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. Zee has a quirky, personal style that draws the reader in."

Author Biography

A. Zee is professor of theoretical physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the author of Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics and An Old Man's Toy: Gravity at Work and Play in Einstein's Universe.

Number of Pages: 386
Dimensions: 1 x 9.78 x 5.08 IN
Publication Date: November 03, 2014
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