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Heart Sutra

Yan Lianke Carlos Rojas

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English
Text Publishing Company
14 March 2023
The Heart Sutra is the most mysterious scripture in Chinese Buddhism. In Yan Lianke’s new novel, disciples of China’s five main religions—Buddhism, Daoism, Protestantism, Catholicism and Islam—gather for a year at the Religious Training Centre of Beijing’s National Politics University. They live together, study together, exercise together in the blazing sun, and get caught up in financial and sexual shenanigans.

Heart Sutra explores the complex relations between humans and gods, between the secular and the divine, and between genders. The youngest Daoist monk and the youngest Buddhist nun fall in love. But as their faith is tested, will they stay committed to the path of a holy life? The choices they make are confronting, because nothing less than the fate of the gods is at stake.

Illustrated with beautiful woodcuts, animated by an incisive sense of humour, and inhabited by an unforgettable cast of mortals and deities, Heart Sutra is a stunning addition to Yan Lianke’s oeuvre, which highlights the best and worst in humankind.
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Imprint:   Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   512g
ISBN:   9781922790132
ISBN 10:   1922790133
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Heart Sutra

'One of those rare geniuses who finds in the peculiar absurdities of his own culture the absurdities that infect all cultures.' * Washington Post * 'Yan Lianke speaks to the agitation and absurdity of human existence, and the unquenchable need to believe in a cause greater than ourselves.' * Jessie Au, author of Cold Enough for Snow * 'Picaresque, but with serious matters of faith, love, and political wrangling at its fast-beating heart.' * Kirkus Reviews * 'Intriguing satire...[Yan Lianke's] barbs against organised religion frequently hit their targets...[T]here is plenty to admire.' * Booklist *


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