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Tun-huang (New York Review Books Classics)

This quiet little (209 pages including the epilogue) story runs deep.The line of this tale is easy to describe: an 11th century scholar wanders west into Central Asia and finds himself caught up in conflicts between established and emerging empires n...

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File Size: 643 KB
Print Length: 240 pages
Publisher: NYRB Classics; Reprint edition (March 9, 2011)
Publication Date: March 9, 2011
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Language: English
ASIN: B004EPZ6FG
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More than a thousand years ago, an extraordinary trove of early Buddhist sutras and other scriptures was secreted away in caves near the Silk Road city of Tun-huang. But who hid this magnificent treasure and why? In Tun-huang, the great modern Japanese novelist Yasushi Inoue tells the story of Chao Hsing-te, a young Chinese man whose accidental failure to take the all-important exam that will qualify him as a high government official leads to a c...

His juxtapositions of the conventionally sacred and profane reveal to us the falsness of our conventions. A significant portion of the book reveals the stultifying life behind bars; however does one survive a life prison term. But can they truly open up and get to know the real person. Excellent service from Seller. PDF ePub fb2 TXT fb2 ebook Tun-Huang (New York Review Books Classics) Pdf Epub. A million stars for the BEST series finale I have ever read. After opening with a historical overview and extensive chronology of the Library, the volume organizes the treasures by various topics, including items that illustrate various locations and materials relating to business, the mid-nineteenth century and the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the oldest items, unusual treasures, ethnicity, and art. This phase of our political problems has not received adequate recognition at the hands of writers on American politics. "A happy, satisfying book for children who enjoy eating candy and outwitting grownups. And in Kawahara's most satisfying story yet, a young girl uses her doll to communicate with heaven. Upon Cedric's arrival in India, his name and identity is taken from him and he is told he will be trained to become a courtesan (the term used is adept) to visiting Immortyls. This is where Screech and Frame differ considerably. One girl is dead and the other is now missing. Only Natalie sees these killings for what they arepremeditated murders. )However, overall, and with that said, I found the book well-written, historically accurate, fair, and engaging.