"Probably as close to [the China equivalent to The Sun Also Rises]
as we're likely to get, or want... Evoke[s] a fictionalized version
of Peter Hessler's River Town." ―Robert Foyle Hunwick, Los Angeles
Review of Books
"Gracefully contrasts idealism and cynicism... The novel has a
clear mission it fulfills admirably while recalling W.G. Sebald and
Ben Lerner... [An] insightful reflection on the expatriate
experience." ―Kirkus Reviews
"Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside is a poignant,
elegant debut that superbly explores cynicism and idealism but
doesn't fall into either."―Asian Review of Books
"[Carroll] paints an intriguing portrait of Americans abroad." ―San
Jose Mercury News
"Carroll's book is a delightfully poignant read about individuals
adapting (or not adapting) to their surroundings, sprinkled with
Chinese customs and traditions throughout." ―Global Living
Magazine
"The Catcher in the Rye for international educators.... A must-read
if you are considering working abroad―especially as a teacher, and
especially in China." ―James Rector, Teach Abroad Network
"A driving, heartfelt story, told with insight and elegance.
Carroll is a writer to watch." ―Kim McLarin, author of Meeting of
the Waters
"The two narrators [of Up to the Mountains and Down to the
Countryside] are less dueling archetypes of foreignness in
contemporary China than they are representative of the fractured
psyches of almost all of us who make China our home for any
extended period of time." ―Jeremiah Jenne, Here! Dongguan
"We've been waiting a long time for the novel that captures the
foreign-teacher-in-China experience, and Quincy Carroll has written
it... I recommend it to both new arrivals in China and jaded
cynics." ―Alec Ash, author of Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New
China
"A riveting story of cultures and generations colliding on a
backwater Chinese campus, evoking the stillness and suspense of
Paul Bowles and Graham Greene. Here is a welcome, novel take on
China, and the Peace Corps." ―Michael Meyer, author of In Manchuria
and The Last Days of Old Beijing
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