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Dunhuang Dream

A Novel

Xu Xiaobin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Atria Books

Published:3rd May '11

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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.

"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

ISBN: 9781416583905

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm

Weight: 225g

208 pages