Kanal Basu (5 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 320 pages. Lisbon, 1898: Antonio Maria, surgeon and notorious playboy, returns home afte r a long absence to learn his beloved father has syphilis, the scourge of both r ich and poor. Determined to find a cure, Antonio sets sail for Peking, to study under the evasive but renowned Dr. Xu. But Dr. Xu does not intend to give away h is knowledge, and Antonio suddenly falls in love with his assistant, the elusive Fumi. The threat of the advancing Boxer rebellion hangs over the Summer Palace, and Antonio and Fumi must decide whether to flee together or remain in China. K unal Basu's lush, haunting tale invites comparisons to Michael Ondaatje's best w ork. This superb novel conjures a man discovering the love that will force him t o question everything. Editorial Reviews Review Imaginative . . . like strolli ng through an art gallery for sheer visual power.--Elle A rich tale of artisti c and erotic obsession. --Time Out Richly painted literary novel . . . A deepl y satisfying tale mixing history, cultural clashes, violence and love. Fortunate ly, it's the readers who win. --Kirkus A wonderful and compellingly visual nove l, whose world is as completely realized as anything by Robert Graves, Amitav Gh osh or Barry Unsworth. --William Dalrymple, author of From the Holy Mountain B asu interweaves strands of romance, medicine, and history into a fascinating cro ss-cultural tapestry.Conjuring up an exotic time and place, Basu provides a pa ssport into a vanished world. -- Booklist Basu keeps us intrigued by his hero a nd by the exotic world that creates and destroys him. --Sunday Times (London) The Yellow Emperor's Cure will prove to be quite the riveting and much recommend ed read for any historical fiction collection, highly recommended. --Midwest Boo.…

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 325 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.