Lost In Place (32 page)

“Quietly powerful … both absorbing and touching.”

—The New York Times Book Review

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IRON & SILK

Charming and marvelously evocative, this acclaimed bestseller recounts the true adventures of a young martial arts student in China—training under a ferocious master of
wushu
, trying to convey the plot of E.T. to a roomful of English students, and everywhere glimpsing the hidden face of China.

“
Gong fu
, or ‘skill that transcends mere surface beauty’ … no other term is as apt for a book that describes China and its people with such deftness and delight.”

—Time

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THE LAUGHING SUTRA

In this beguiling novel, Mark Salzman follows the adventures of Hsun-ching, a naive but courageous orphan, and the 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.

“A rich blend of fantasy, philosophy, history and romance.… Salzman [is] a master storyteller.”

—Washington Post Book World

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