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The Essay - English Takeaway - 'Dumb-Walking-Man': Chiang Yee, the Silent Traveller

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Patrick Wright examines a rare Chinese book about London and the English Lakes published in the 1930s. He explores how the enforced exile, Chiang Yee, tried to make sense of British society by comparing it with his native land. Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.