The wide-open landscape of inner Mongolia, combined with life-affirming Buddhist philosophies, wraps the reader in a warm embrace in this stunning novel. Young monk Chuluun is tasked with finding the next avatar of a learned teacher. He joins forces with his twin, Mun, who renounced the path of monkhood and who instead makes his life as a tour guide in Ulaanbaatar. The saturated breath-taking landscape is a perfect backdrop for soul-searching questions that Chuluun slowly grapples with, including the primary vector for the narrative: What if you want to lead a life different from the one carved out for you?”
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