Off the Wall is a witty, wide-eyed memoir of eleven years teaching in China, where ancient customs and hyper-modern life collide in unforgettable ways.
From ghost marriages and luck-driven rituals to hotpot feasts, cultural taboos, and the peculiar logic behind daily life, David Ball invites readers behind the curtain of a country that is at once baffling, beautiful, and deeply human.
Part travelogue, part cultural commentary, and part personal reflection, this offbeat journey reveals a China far stranger—and far more fascinating—than the one most outsiders imagine.
If you have at any time hankered to see China, to explore her many mysteries and exotic landscapes, to meet the inscrutable orient on your own terms, then start right here with this book. It will stir up your wanderlust, and have you making time on your busy calendar for exploring.
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