Rene Leys
Author | : Victor Segalen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1988-12-19 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106008453976 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rene Leys written by Victor Segalen and published by . This book was released on 1988-12-19 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this entrancing story of spiritual adventure, a Westerner in Peking seeks the mystery at the heart of the Forbidden City. He takes as a tutor in Chinese the young Belgian René Leys, who claims to be in the know about strange goings-on in the Imperial Palace: love affairs, family quarrels, conspiracies that threaten the very existence of the empire. But whether truth-teller or trickster, the elusive and ever-charming René presents his increasingly dazzled disciple with a visionary glimpse of " an essential palace built upon the most magnificent foundations."