The ten thousand things : a novel
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[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Group USA, 2014., New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2014.
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354 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Group USA, 2014., New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2014.
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Book
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First edition.
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English

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"In the turbulent final years of the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Meng is a low-level bureaucrat, employed by the government of Mongol conquerors established by the Kublai Khan. Though he wonders about his own complicity wit this regime-the Mongols, after all, areinvaders-he prefers not to dwell on his official duties, choosing instead to live the life of the mind. Wang is an extraordinarily gifted artist. His paintings are at once delicate and confident; in them, one can see the wind blowing through the trees, the water rushing through rocky valleys, the infinite expanse of China's natural beauty. But this is not a time for sitting still, and as The Ten Thousand Things unfolds, we follow Wang as he travels through an empire in turmoil. In his wanderings, he encounters, among many memorable characters, other master painters of the period, including the austere eccentric Ni Zan, a fierce female warrior known as the White Tigress who will recruit him as a military strategist, and an ugly young Buddhist monk who rises from beggary to extraordinary heights. The Ten Thousand Things is rich with exquisite observations, and John Spurling endows every description-every detail-with the precision and depth that the real-life Wang Meng brought to his painting. But it is also a novel of fated meetings, grand battles, and riveting drama, and in its seamless fusion of the epic and the intimate, it achieves a truly singular beauty. A novel that deserves to be compared to the classic Chinese novels that inspired it, The Ten Thousand Things is nothing short of a literary event"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Spurling, J. (2014). The ten thousand things: a novel (First edition.). Penguin Group USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Spurling, John, 1936-. 2014. The Ten Thousand Things: A Novel. Penguin Group USA.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Spurling, John, 1936-. The Ten Thousand Things: A Novel Penguin Group USA, 2014.

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Spurling, John. The Ten Thousand Things: A Novel First edition., Penguin Group USA, 2014.

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