Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern by Jing Tsu

Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern

Jing Tsu

11 hours, 24 minutes first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

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After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened t...

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informative 97%
reflective 26%
inspiring 23%
challenging 22%
adventurous 13%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 1%
tense 1%

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slow 31%
fast 1%

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