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Number of Pages
544
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a sweeping work of fiction that blends a historical epic with a fable-like meditation on culture, faith, and the natural world. Set against the fading traditions of a proud steppe civilization, it examines the fate of a people and the sacred animal they revere. Written for adult readers and fans of translated world literature, the book carries a thoughtful, haunting energy that invites reflection as it moves between vast landscapes and intimate moments. The tone is contemplative, reverent, and quietly adventurous.
Its storytelling is richly textured and highly visual, combining historic detail with mythic imagination to create an immersive reading experience. The narrative cadence favors atmosphere and philosophy as it circles the bond between humans, animals, and the land, offering a distinctive blend of realism and legend that stays with you long after the last page.
Readers travel through memory, endurance, and a reckoning with extinctionโthe cultural heritage of a nomadic people and the animal they honor as sacred. The prose rewards patient, attentive reading with luminous landscapes, ceremonial scenes, and ideas that probe humanityโs relationship with nature. While the setting is specific, the themesโto preserve memory, to understand tradition, and to listen to the landโresonate broadly with admirers of literary fiction and translated works.
After finishing, readers gain a deeper appreciation for cultural memory, environmental awareness, and the enduring power of myth to illuminate human experience. It fosters curiosity about how traditions shape identity and how reverence for the natural world can survive even as civilizations change, leaving a lasting impression of wonder and insight.
Product Details
Author
Jiang Rong
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
544
Language
English
SKU
9780143115144
ISBN
9780143115144
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
21.08x13.97x3.05cm
Binding
Hardback
MRP: โน 1,350
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โน 67 Off