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The Laughing Sutra : a Novel by Salzman, Mark is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Laughing Sutra : a Novel about?
<p><P>Iron & Silk, Mark Salzman's bestselling account of his adventures as an English teacher and martial arts student in China, introduced a writer of enormous charm and keen insight into the cultural chasm between East and West. Now Salzman returns to China in his first novel, which follows the adventures of Hsun-ching, a naive but courageous orphan, and the formidable and mysterious Colonel Sun, who together travel from mainland China to San Francisco, risking everything to track down an elusive Buddhist scripture called The Laughing Sutra. Part Tom Sawyer, part Tom Jones, The Laughing Sutra draws us into an irresistible narrative of danger and comedy that speaks volumes about the nature of freedom and the meaning of loyalty.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Hsun-ching and his mentor, Colonel Sun, travel from China to San Francisco in their quest for the Laughing Sutra, a text that allegedly holds the key to immortality. PW called this ``a novel whose sincerity, good spirits and imaginative high jinks make up for some weaknesses in prose and narrative momentum.'' (Jan.)</p>
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Salzman, Mark
- Publisher
- New York : Vintage Books
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780679735465
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Philosophy
- Rating
- 3.84 / 5 (729 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14