Lyrical, image-driven and provocative, Cheng's novel is composed in the form of an artist's memoir, reording not just what is seen but the consciousness of seeing.—Starred Review, Publishers Weekly...
In a medieval abbey near Paris, in a room piled high with old Chinese texts, lies a manuscript gathering dust. Though ordinary in appearance, it first captures the eye of the narrator of François Cheng's novel. Then, once he begins to read, it captu...