The Ten Thousand Things

by John Spurling

Book Overview

In the turbulent final years of the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Meng is a low-level bureaucrat, employed by the government of Mongol conquerors established by the Kublai Khan. Though he wonders about his own complicity wit this regime--the Mongols, after all, are invaders--he prefers not to dwell on his official duties, choosing instead to live the life of the mind. Wang is an extraordinarily gifted artist. His paintings are at once delicate and confident;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468308327
• ISBN13: 9781468308327
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Overlook Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher