The Incarnations: A Novel

The Incarnations: A Novel

New York Times Notable Book of 2015
Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2015
Finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize for Fiction
Winner of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize

Hailed by The New York Times for its â€œwildly ambitious...dazzling use of languageâ€ and â€œmesmerizing storytelling,â€ The Incarnations is a â€œbrilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original novelâ€ (Chris Cleave) about a Beijing taxi driver whose past incarnations over one thousand years haunt him through searing letters sent by his mysterious soulmate.

Who are you? you must be wondering. I am your soulmate, your old friend, and I have come back to this city of sixteen million in search of you.

So begins the first letter that falls into Wangâ€™s lap as he flips down the visor in his taxi. The letters that follow are filled with the stories of Wangâ€™s previous livesâ€”from escaping a marriage to a spirit bride, to being a slave on the run from Genghis Khan, to living as a fisherman during the Opium Wars, and being a teenager on the Red Guard during the cultural revolutionâ€”bound to his mysterious â€œsoulmate,â€ spanning one thousand years of betrayal and intrigue.

As the letters continue to appear seemingly out of thin air, Wang becomes convinced that someone is watching himâ€”someone who claims to have known him for over a century. And with each letter, Wang feels the watcher growing closer and closerâ€¦

Seamlessly weaving Chinese folklore, history, literary classics, and the notion of reincarnation, this is a taut and gripping novel that reveals the cyclical nature of history as it hints that the past is never truly settled.

Country	USA
Author	Susan Barker
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781501106798
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	1501106791
Label	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	400
PublicationDate	2016-05-03
Publisher	Touchstone
ReleaseDate	2016-05-03
Studio	Touchstone

The Incarnations: A Novel

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