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Atria Books, May 2011
eBook, 208 pages
ISBN-10: 1416584218
ISBN-13: 9781416584216
Description
Searching, Escaping, and Longing for True Love. Set in Dunhuang, China, a city on the ancient Silk Road and home to thousands of painted cave murals, Dunhuang Dream magically blends the stories of three protagonists: Xiao Xingxing, a talented young female artist; Zhang Shu, a laboratory technician from a Beijing research institute who recently quit his job; and Xiang Wuye, a medical student. These three seek refuge in Dunhuang from their troubled lives, but soon find themselves in a strange entanglement of love. During their visit to the world-renowned Mogao Caves, they are attracted by the marvelous murals but are unaware that they will soon become involved in scandal.
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Browse Inside Dunhuang Dream"Xu’s narrative is pleasant, clever, and full of wisdom....This is a profound and joyful, beautiful and mysterious female fairytale."
-- Chen Xiaoming, literary critic and professor of Chinese literature at Peking University
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