They are well written, with some fantasy elements, and i remember them being set in the tang dynasty. And my lifelong passion for getting out into the woods. In another place, an emperor and empress compete in a fantastical taletelling contest. My avalokitesvara trilogy of novels includes silk road, bronze mirror, and manchu palaces. Larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmuted through the centuries into something not.
Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. It is also a wondrously prodigiously imaginative work of fantasy, fiction, and history. It forms part of a trilogy, with bronze mirror and manchu palaces, but is a selfcontained novel. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A novel of eighthcentury china by jeanne larsen 1989, hardcover at the best online prices at. Colin chapman, lecturer in islamic studies at the near east school of theology, beirut. Jeanne larsen, silk road 1989, historical fantasy set in eighth century china. In this volume, no man is at again at peril in the poems interrogation of the story and its tellerwhat penelope chooses revisits the world of the odyssey, but now the silent are given voicewell, commanded it.
She crosses the line between myth and reality to become all the. Bronze mirror jeanne larsen audiobook online download. Larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmuted. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Random house publishing group, 1990 fiction 434 pages. At the core of each is a firstperson story of a young girl growing up. Silk road by jeanne larsen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jeanne larsen, manchu palaces, about the servant girl to an empress in. Silk road by jeanne larsen free mobi epub ebooks download. Fans of larsens earlier novels silk road, bronze mirror, manchu palaces will recognize her buddhist perspective and. Larsen lived in taiwan and japan in her twenties, and her experiences with multiple social and linguistic communities afforded her shifting vantage. She travels the silk route having magical encounters brought about by the interference of a heavenly bureaucrat.
Jeanne larsen, herself a chinese scholar and poet tells the tale of a young girl, most often known as parrot. Unabridged audiobook downloads for free in following below. I have never understood why this writer isnt better known. She begins a magical quest to be reunited with her mother, donning many identities and living many lives. Website for jeanne larsen, novelist, poet, and translator. A fantasy novel set in tang china, silk road follows a young girl, daughter of the commander of the military post at khotan in western china, who is kidnapped. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Bronze mirror set in the southern song and manchu palaces set in the qing dynasty are independent novels, but they form a tryptych with the tang dynasty silk road and have a similar structure. I really enjoyed reading silk road and the bronze mirror by jeanne larsen about 20 years ago. A novel of eighthcentury china jeanne larsen audio book torrent free download, 5710. Bronze mirror jeanne larsen audio book torrent free download, 5711. She earned her ba from oberlin college, ma from hollins university, and phd in comparative literature from the university of iowa. Buy silk road book online at low prices in india silk. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Buy silk road book online at best prices in india on. 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. China audio books download, free china audiobook torrent. Silk road is out of print, but secondhand copies seem easy enough to come by. Have book will travel connecting authors with reading series and venues. Silk road by jeanne larsen paperback, 1989 for sale. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Click to read more about silk road by jeanne larsen. Jeanne larsen was born in washington dc, and she grew up on and around us army posts in germany and the united stated. In the eighth century, greenpearl, the daughter of a powerful chinese general is kidnapped by tibetan raiders. Aided by ghosts, goddesses, dragons, and her own determination, the heroine becomes a courtesan, a musician, a runaway. Silk road by jeanne larsen 1990, paperback for sale. 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 larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmuted through the centuries into sosilk road takes you into.
This includes not only the poetry and creative nonfiction, but also the novels in her avalokitesvara trilogy. Larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmted through the centuries into something not quite true, yet not. Fans of larsens earlier novels silk road, bronze mirror, manchu palaces will recognize her buddhist perspective and her wit. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Larsen has used a dazzling diversity of prose styles to adroitly demonstrate how history is transmuted through the centuries into something not quite. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. A playful love of language shines through in larsen s work, as does a sense of urgency and appeal. If i claim this poem presents the tundra swans we saw at first light. Buy silk road by jeanne larsen from amazons fiction books store. Aided by ghosts, goddesses, dragons, and her own determination, the heroine becomes a courtesan, a. Much of her work shows the growing influence of buddhist perspectives on u. In ancient china, 7yearold greenpearl is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Silk road takes you into the golden age of chinas multicultural tang dynasty. In eighthcentury china, greenpearl, the daughter of a chinese general, is kidnapped by tibetan raiders and sold into slavery, beginning a picaresque.
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