Swallowing Clouds
A Playful Journey through Chinese Culture
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2002
- Category
- Chinese
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550549294
- Publish Date
- Apr 2002
- List Price
- $26.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553657606
- Publish Date
- Feb 2012
- List Price
- $0
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Description
A witty, enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide, Zee draws us into the heady pleasures of Chinese food and presents a banquet of family anecdotes, folklore and alluring tidbits about Chinese culinary history and culture.
About the author
A. Zee is professor of physics at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Fearful Symmetry and Einstein’s Universe.