The Little Buddhist Monk

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In Korea, a little Buddhist monk dreams of the Western world. He meets the holidaying French couple Napoleon Chirac and Jacqueline Bloodymary?? and offers to be their guide, in the hope they will take him to Europe. But though our monk seems the very spirit of tourism, nothing is natural in this tour de force of Aira’s twisted imagination.

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A diminutive Korean monk is dreaming of the Western world. When he meets Napoleon Chirac and Jacqueline Bloodymary, a French couple visiting his country for a working holiday??, he offers to be their guide. But though our monk seems the very spirit of tourism, the sights he selects become stranger and stranger, and his guests become increasingly distraught. Nothing is natural in this tour de force of Aira’s twisted imagination.

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Weight 140 g
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 0.9 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

144

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

863.7 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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