Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin lessons in life, love, and language
Art de vivre
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages and travelling around the world, but nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China's most common language. Over time, she realized that her struggles and triumphs with Mandarin provided… clues to deciphering the behaviour and habits of its people. As her knowledge increased, bits of the language became windows into understanding romance, humour, protocol, relationships, and the overflowing humanity of modern China. c2010.