Hailed as "China's _Midnight 's Children_" (_The Independent_) this "brilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original novel" (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
The Incarnations
- Book ID
- 126204064
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Standards
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
I dream of us across the centuries.
I dream we stagger through the Gobi, the Mongols driving us forth with whips.
I dream of sixteen concubines, plotting to murder the sadistic Emperor Jiajing.
I dream of the Sorceress Wu lowering the blade, her cheeks splattered with your blood.
I dream of you as a teenage Red Guard, rampaging through the streets of Beijing.
I am your soulmate, Driver Wang and now I dream of you.
You don't know it yet, but soon I will make you dream of me…
A stunning tale of a Beijing taxi driver being pursued by his twin soul across a thousand years of Chinese history, for fans of David Mitchell.
✦ Subjects
Современная русская и зарубежная проза
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