| Silk Road: A Novel of Eighth-Century China Contributor(s): Larsen, Jeanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1440138885 ISBN-13: 9781440138881 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: "SILK ROAD" takes you into the golden age of China's multi-cultural Tang dynasty. Aided by ghosts, goddesses, dragons, and her own determination, the heroine becomes a courtesan, a musician, a runaway, a wandering swordswoman, a poet, and more. "Larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmuted through the centuries into something not quite true, yet not entirely false...an illuminating and absorbing story." "A joyful blend of scholarship and fancy and an appreciation of the simple, strong, lyrical line of Chinese verse. But this is mainly magical fun." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 452 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: SILK ROAD takes you into the golden age of China's multi-cultural Tang dynasty. Aided by ghosts, goddesses, dragons, and her own determination, the heroine becomes a courtesan, a musician, a runaway, a wandering swordswoman, a poet, and more. "Larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmuted through the centuries into something not quite true, yet not entirely false...an illuminating and absorbing story." "A joyful blend of scholarship and fancy and an appreciation of the simple, strong, lyrical line of Chinese verse. But this is mainly magical fun." |