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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Transworld Pub
Publication date
July 3, 2014
Pages
384
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780857522573
ISBN-10
0857522574
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$25.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: New York Times Notable Book of 2015
Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2015
Finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize for Fiction
Winner of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize
Hailed by The New York Times for its âwildly ambitious...dazzling use of languageâ and âmesmerizing storytelling,â The Incarnations is a âbrilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original novelâ (Chris Cleave) about a Beijing taxi driver whose past incarnations over one thousand years haunt him through searing letters sent by his mysterious soulmate.
Who are you? you must be wondering. I am your soulmate, your old friend, and I have come back to this city of sixteen million in search of you.
So begins the first letter that falls into Wangâs lap as he flips down the visor in his taxi. The letters that follow are filled with the stories of Wangâs previous livesâfrom escaping a marriage to a spirit bride, to being a slave on the run from Genghis Khan, to living as a fisherman during the Opium Wars, and being a teenager on the Red Guard during the cultural revolutionâbound to his mysterious âsoulmate,â spanning one thousand years of betrayal and intrigue.
As the letters continue to appear seemingly out of thin air, Wang becomes convinced that someone is watching himâsomeone who claims to have known him for over one thousand years. And with each letter, Wang feels the watcher growing closer and closerâ¦
Seamlessly weaving Chinese folklore, history, and literary classics, The Incarnations is a taut and gripping novel that sheds light on the cyclical nature of history as it hints that the past is never truly settled.
Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2015
Finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize for Fiction
Winner of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize
Hailed by The New York Times for its âwildly ambitious...dazzling use of languageâ and âmesmerizing storytelling,â The Incarnations is a âbrilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original novelâ (Chris Cleave) about a Beijing taxi driver whose past incarnations over one thousand years haunt him through searing letters sent by his mysterious soulmate.
Who are you? you must be wondering. I am your soulmate, your old friend, and I have come back to this city of sixteen million in search of you.
So begins the first letter that falls into Wangâs lap as he flips down the visor in his taxi. The letters that follow are filled with the stories of Wangâs previous livesâfrom escaping a marriage to a spirit bride, to being a slave on the run from Genghis Khan, to living as a fisherman during the Opium Wars, and being a teenager on the Red Guard during the cultural revolutionâbound to his mysterious âsoulmate,â spanning one thousand years of betrayal and intrigue.
As the letters continue to appear seemingly out of thin air, Wang becomes convinced that someone is watching himâsomeone who claims to have known him for over one thousand years. And with each letter, Wang feels the watcher growing closer and closerâ¦
Seamlessly weaving Chinese folklore, history, and literary classics, The Incarnations is a taut and gripping novel that sheds light on the cyclical nature of history as it hints that the past is never truly settled.
Editions
Hardcover
from Touchstone Books (August 18, 2015)
9781501106781 | details & prices | 371 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $26.00
The price comparison is for this edition
from Transworld Pub (July 3, 2014)
9780857522573 | details & prices | 384 pages | List price $25.00
About: New York Times Notable Book of 2015 Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2015 Finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize for Fiction Winner of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize Hailed by The New York Times for its âwildly ambitious.
About: New York Times Notable Book of 2015 Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2015 Finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize for Fiction Winner of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize Hailed by The New York Times for its âwildly ambitious.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Touchstone Books (May 3, 2016)
9781501106798 | details & prices | 371 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $16.00
from Transworld Pub (July 3, 2014)
9780857522580 | details & prices | 381 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $21.95
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