Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street - Softcover

Payne, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345410386 ISBN 13: 9780345410382

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1996

Synopsis

From the tranquility of an Oriental monastery to the tumult of the New York Stock Exchange, the hero of this amazing novel embarks on a quest for a father, a fortune, and the ultimate essence of the universe. The illegitimate son of a Chinese woman and an American officer, he was reared as an orphan by Taoist monks. When he learns that his father may be a wealthy Wall Street entrepreneur, he feels compelled to go to New York. His efforts to reconcile his two lives -- to find the Tao in the Dow -- make a story rich in character, wit, and insight

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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"Exuberant...Stay with it, you'll see the makings of a young Charles Dickens -- a consummate storyteller in love with language and with all the variations of life, people, and improbable situations."

-- Business Week

"The novel, with its glorious style and rich profusion of detail, should remind readers of the time, fading into memory, when the works of John Barth began to burst on the literary horizon. It is a book to be read twice, first to be gulped down in great chunks during sleepless nights; later to be sipped slowly, savoring details, like a well-brewed cup of tea."

-- The Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0345410386
• ISBN 13: 9780345410382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 848