"Travelling home by train one day, Rod MacKenzie closed his eyes and suddenly had a vision of red lanterns and himself teaching Chinese children English. “Go to China,” something told him – and just like that, he did. Cracking China is an account of Rod and his wife Marion’s adventures in the land of chopsticks and Chinglish. Written in the witty style typical of Rod’s popular blogs,this memoir takes a candid look at China through the eyes of a Westerner, and is by turns amusing and thought provoking.
About the author
A born-and-bred South African, Rod MacKenzie has lived and taught English in China since the beginning of 2005. He was born in 1963 but does not feel it: teaching children has kept him young. He lives with his wife Marion, AKA the Chook, who also teaches. All Chinese people love the Chook but some find Rod intimidating, perhaps because he looks like a retired rugby prop and can get rather impatient at times. He holds a postgraduate degree in English and has previously published his poems in an anthology called Gathering Light. He has a popular blog on the SA newspaper Mail & Guardian’s Thought Leader platform, www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie. He has no clue as to exactly when he and the Chook will leave China.
"Rod MacKenzie’s insight into the human psyche engages you on a level that is deep and true".~ Aliki Karasaridis, Mail & Guardian
"There are three good reasons I can think of to read Rod MacKenzie’s book.Firstly, he writes beautifully. Secondly, you’ll understand more about the fastest-growing economic powerhouse in the world and thirdly, it will give you something other than crime or racism to talk about at dinner parties". ~ David Bullard
"Rod MacKenzie’s writing is often profound, invariably thought provoking and always witty".~ Llewellyn Kriel
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