# Sounds Of The River

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- Book: [Sounds Of The River](https://www.bookquiver.com/da-chen/sounds-of-the-river) ([Sounds Of The River.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/da-chen/sounds-of-the-river.md))
- Authors: [Da Chen](https://www.bookquiver.com/da-chen)
- Publisher: arrow
- ISBN: 978-00-9945-382-6
- Pages: 320
- Published: 2004-02-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this second volume of memoir, following his acclaimed Colours of the Mountain, Chen arrives in Beijing, armed with a dogged determination to learn English and familiarise himself with 'all things Western', he must compete with every other student to win a chance to study in the US - a chance that rests in the shrewd and corrupt hands of the all-powerful professors. In this remarkable book - by turns poetic, ribald, hilarious, and heartbreaking - Chen retains his indomitable spirit, but will he be any closer to attaining his goal?