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Peter Hessler

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