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Peter Hessler

Business World

The Rise of Made-in-China Diplomacy

While political leaders trade threats, the pandemic has made Americans even more reliant on China’s manufacturers.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Mar 2021 35min Permalink

World

The Sealed City

Nine days in Wuhan.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Oct 2020 30min Permalink

World Health

Life on Lockdown in China

Forty-five days of avoiding the coronavirus.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Mar 2020 30min Permalink

John McPhee: The Art of Non-Fiction No. 3

“Anytime I was called a New Journalist I winced a little with embarrassment.”

John McPhee, Peter Hessler The Paris Review Apr 2010 55min Permalink

Politics Travel

Talk Like An Egyptian

Learning Arabic in Cairo after the Arab Spring.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Apr 2017 30min Permalink

Crime World

All Due Respect

An American reporter takes on the Yakuza.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Jan 2012 30min Permalink

World

Learning to Speak Lingerie

A Chinese underwear merchant rises in Egypt.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Aug 2015 30min Permalink

Dr. Don

On the life of a small-town druggist in Colorado.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Sep 2011 20min Permalink

Best Article Sports World

Home and Away

A profile of Yao Ming published during his second season in the NBA.

Peter Hessler New Yorker Dec 2003 30min Permalink