Overview
From āChinaās foremost literary satiristā (Financial Times) comes a captivating new novel set at a religious training center in Beijing, focusing on the unlikely love story of a Buddhist nun and a Daoist priest
At the Religious Training Center on the campus of Beijingās National Politics University, disciples of Chinaās five main religionsāBuddhism, Daoism, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Islamāgather for a year of intensive study and training. In this hallowed yet jovial atmosphere, the instituteās two youngest disciplesāYahui, a Buddhist jade nun, and Gu Mingzheng, a Daoist masterāfall into a fast friendship that might bloom into something more.
This year, however, the worldly Director Gong has an exciting new plan: he has organized tug-of-war competitions between the religions. The fervor of competition offers excitement for the disciples, as well as a lucrative source of fundraising, but Yahui looks on the games with distrust: her beloved mentor collapsed after witnessing one of these competitions. Gu Mingzheng, meanwhile, has his own mission at the institute, centering on his search for his unknown father. Soon it becomes clear that corruption is seeping ever more deeply into the foundation of the institute under Director Gongās watch, and Yahui and Gu Mingzheng will be forced to ask themselves whether it is better to stay committed to an increasingly fraught faith or to return to secular life foreverāand nothing less than the fate of the gods itself is at stake.
Illustrated throughout with beautiful original papercuts, animated by Yan Liankeās characteristically incisive sense of humor, Heart Sutra is a stunning and timely novel that highlights the best and worst in mankind and interrogates the costs of division.
This book title, Heart Sutra - 9780802162199, ISBN: 9780802162199, by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas, published by Grove Atlantic (March 14, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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