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Review“A true historical imagination is exceedingly rare, and [_Tun-huang_] is a superb example of such an imagination at work.” —Robert Payne, ASIA “The unique thing about Inoue’s work, for me . . . is that every story presents a vision, and that unlike the visions in books by other authors, I can always follow the vision as I’m reading, always believe it; Inoue has lived and felt these images and has the simplest and airiest language for them that I have ever seen. I don’t _need_ to believe his illuminations, they are simply there in the book, as facts.” —Peter Handke “a work of superb historical imagination. . . ” —James Kirkup, The Independent “Early in the 20th century an incredible hoard of Buddhist sutras and other manuscripts was discovered by itinerant monk in Tun-huang. Archaeologists recovered thousands of documents that have been concealed in the Thousand Buddha Caves for 900 years. The author...speculated on the reasons for the hiding of such treasures, and this fascinating and exotic novel is the result.” —_Publishers Weekly_ “Historical reconstruction of a very personal and special kind.” —Donald Richie “An enthralling tale.” —_Oriental Economist_ “A unique writer wh

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Author

Yasushi Inoue

Publisher

New York Review Books; NYRB Classics; New York Review of Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781590174258

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, History

Rating

3.64 / 5 (122 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14