Peter Hessler

Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker , where he served as Beijing correspondent from 2000-2007, and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic . He is the author of River Town , which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, Oracle Bones , which was a finalist for the National Book Award, Country Driving and Strange Stones . He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting.

Peter Hessler is a staff writer at the New Yorker , where he served as Beijing correspondent from 2000-2007, and is also a contributing writer for National Geographic . He is the author of River Town , which won the Kiriyama Book Prize, Oracle Bones , which was a finalist for the National Book Award, Country Driving and Strange Stones . He won the 2008 National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting. See less