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Beschreibung
A young woman hears the tale of a sacred text written in an ancient language and inscribed on silk cloth many centuries ago. Puyi the last emperor and owner of the relic allegedly tore the silk in pieces with his teeth and threw it from a plane when he was taken by the Japanese to Manchuria. A search for this lost text and its poignant devastatingly simple message begins...

This is a beguiling tale of fables stories within stories a young man's desperate search for his father's legacy and a young woman's search for the man she loved. Covering almost a century of China's history this haunting novel combines mystery harsh reality and tenderness with astonishing insight.
A young woman hears the tale of a sacred text written in an ancient language and inscribed on silk cloth many centuries ago. Puyi the last emperor and owner of the relic allegedly tore the silk in pieces with his teeth and threw it from a plane when he was taken by the Japanese to Manchuria. A search for this lost text and its poignant devastatingly simple message begins...

This is a beguiling tale of fables stories within stories a young man's desperate search for his father's legacy and a young woman's search for the man she loved. Covering almost a century of China's history this haunting novel combines mystery harsh reality and tenderness with astonishing insight.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 218 S.
ISBN-13: 9780099521327
ISBN-10: 0099521326
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Sijie, Dai
Übersetzung: Adriana Hunter
Hersteller: Vintage
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Dai Sijie
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.01.2010
Gewicht: 0,275 kg
Artikel-ID: 131812518

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