The Magnificent Barbarian
A Story of Love, Chemistry and the Understanding of China
In 1937 Joseph Needham was asked to supervise a young Chinese student named Lu Gwei-Djen, and in that moment began the two greatest love affairs of his life - Miss Lu, and China. After teaching him her language, Miss Lu inspired Needham to travel to China where he initially spent three dangerous years as a wartime diplomat. For the next fifty-eight years, he established himself as the pre-eminent China scholar of all time, firm in his belief that China would one day achieve world prominence. By the end of his life, Needham had become a truly global figure, travelling endlessly and honoured by all - though banned from America because of his po…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-670-91379-4
- EAN: 9780670913794
- Produktnummer: 3259154
- Verlag: Penguin Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
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