L'ALTRA RIVA DEL FIUME | 1966 | EDGAR SNOW

Edgar Snow’s L’altra riva del fiume (Italian edition, 1966) is the translation of The Other Side of the River, a collection of reports and reflections on China’s revolutionary transformation during the mid-20th century. Snow, known for his earlier Red Star Over China, here turns to the period of the People’s Republic, offering observations on leadership, peasant reforms, cultural change, and international relations. Blending journalism, political reportage, and travel narrative, the book captures the atmosphere of a nation in transition while also revealing Western perceptions of Chinese socialism during the Cold War. Its relevance lies in documenting the tensions between ideology, modernization, and everyday life, serving as both reportage and historical testimony.