Dreaming in Chinese, Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love and Language by Deborah Fallows is a book about Fallow's attempt to learn Mandarin while living in China for three years with her husband.
Fallows has a PhD in linguistics, and this small, deceptively simple book is full of penetrating insights into Chinese culture, thinking, body language, and much more. A captivating look into the heart of the Chinese people. Fallows writes with understanding, humor and honesty. This is a wonderful little book.
While in China, Fallows reads the novel A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo. This is novel I read several years ago and really enjoyed as well. It would be great companion reading with Dreaming in Chinese.
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