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"A dazzling achievement...The rhythms are more like prayer than prose, and the puzzlelike plot yields revelations."Ā āThe New York Times
Tasked with finding the reincarnation of a great lamaāa spiritual teacher who may have been born anywhere in the vast Mongolian landscapeāthe young monk Chuluun sets out with his identical twin, Mun, who has rejected the monastic life they once shared. Their relationship will be testedĀ on this journey through their homeland as eachĀ possesses the ability to hear the otherās thoughts.
Proving once again that she is a writer of immense range and imagination, Quan Barry carries us across a terrain as unforgiving as it is beautiful and culturally varied, from the western Altai mountains to the eerie starkness of the Gobi Desert to the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan. As their country stretches before them, questions of faithāalong with more earthly matters of love and brotherhoodāhaunt the twins.
Are our lives our own, or do we belong to something larger? When Iām Gone, Look for Me in the East is a stunningly far-flung examination of our individual struggle to retain our convictions and discover meaning in a fast-changing world, as well as a meditation on accepting what simply is.
This book title, When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East (A Novel) - 9780525565444, ISBN: 9780525565444, by Quan Barry, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (January 17, 2023) is available in paperback. 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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