I was a little disappointed in this book. The version I read is radically abridged, so any judgment must be a little unfair. Never-the-less, while there are beautiful passages and chapters, especially the ones that are broadly speaking magical realism, it lacks a certain something. It gives an in...
bookshelves: books-about-books-and-book-shops, china, dip-in-now-and-again, epic-proportions, e-book Read from February 15 to 21, 2016 Guardian articleRead the novel here Hattip to WandafulOpening: Chen Shih-yin, in a vision, apprehends perception and spirituality — Chia Yü-ts’un, in the (windy...
I guess this is one of the great Chinese novels. This translation was recommended by some scholarly-sounding person on Amazon.
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