Peter Hessler: capturing essence of Chinese society 

Peter Hessler had spent over a decade living in and reporting China before he moved his family to Egypt. His China trilogy - "River Town," "Oracle Bones" and "Country Driving" - has been met with great success. He has thus become known as one of the best-known China writers.China View recently met with Hessler in Beijing, where he came to promote his essay collection "Strange Stones."