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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
January 1, 1992
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679735465
ISBN-10
0679735461
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$15.95
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Animal Farm | The Bhagavad Gita | Lying Awake | The Soloist | True Notebooks | Man in the Empty Boat | Iron and Silk | Lost in Place | Parallel Myths
Animal Farm | The Bhagavad Gita | Lying Awake | The Soloist | True Notebooks | Man in the Empty Boat | Iron and Silk | Lost in Place | Parallel Myths
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A naive but courageous orphan and the formidable Colonel Sun risk everything to track down an elusive Buddhist scripture in post-Cultural Revolution China and contemporary San Francisco
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Iron & Silk, Mark Salzman's bestselling account of his adventures as an English teacher and martial arts student in China, introduced a writer of enormous charm and keen insight into the cultural chasm between East and West. Now Salzman returns to China in his first novel, which follows the adventures of Hsun-ching, a naive but courageous orphan, and the formidable and mysterious Colonel Sun, who together travel from mainland China to San Francisco, risking everything to track down an elusive Buddhist scripture called The Laughing Sutra. Part Tom Sawyer, part Tom Jones, The Laughing Sutra draws us into an irresistible narrative of danger and comedy that speaks volumes about the nature of freedom and the meaning of loyalty.
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Inc (January 1, 1991)
9780394570099 | details & prices | List price $18.95
About: Born in China, Hsun-ching takes on his Buddhist teacher's quest for the elusive Laughing Sutra as, accompanied by Colonel Sun, the Monkey King, he begins a journey that ultimately leads him to San Francisco
About: Born in China, Hsun-ching takes on his Buddhist teacher's quest for the elusive Laughing Sutra as, accompanied by Colonel Sun, the Monkey King, he begins a journey that ultimately leads him to San Francisco
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (January 1, 1992)
9780679735465 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.95
About: A naive but courageous orphan and the formidable Colonel Sun risk everything to track down an elusive Buddhist scripture in post-Cultural Revolution China and contemporary San Francisco
About: A naive but courageous orphan and the formidable Colonel Sun risk everything to track down an elusive Buddhist scripture in post-Cultural Revolution China and contemporary San Francisco
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