René Leys by Victor Segalen, Ian Buruma

240 pages first pub 1919 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
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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 Im...

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