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Alfonso Ortiz

Still as vital today—or perhaps even more so—than it was when it was first published one decade ago

The Book and the Sword Etgar Keret to change yourself instead ofIn the Book and Sword, Louis Cha revives the legend about the great eighteenth century Manchu Emperor Qianlong which claims that he was in fact not a Manchu but a Han Chinese as a result of a "baby swap." The novel is panoramic in scope and includes the fantastical elements for which Cha is well known: secret societies, kungfu masters, a lost desert city guarded by wolf packs, and the mysterious Fragrant Princess.