Iron and Silk Paperback - 1987
by Mark Salzman
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
Salzman's mastery of martial arts, which allowed him to become truly an expert on Chinese life, is matched only by his skill as a storyteller, making this book a natural for Vintage Departures.
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Details
- Title Iron and Silk
- Author Mark Salzman
- Illustrator Calligraphy Mark Salzman cover design Carin Goldberg, cover photo Jan Staller
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Vintage Departures edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 211
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York
- Date 1987-10-12
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6341
- ISBN 9780394755113 / 0394755111
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.22 x 0.6 in (20.37 x 13.26 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects China - Description and travel, Martial arts - China
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 87040085
- Dewey Decimal Code B
From the publisher
From the jacket flap
Salzman captures post-cultural revolution China through his adventures as a young American English teacher in China and his shifu-tudi (master-student) relationship with China's foremost martial arts teacher.