The Yellow Emperor's Cure

Kunal Basu's writing invites comparisons to the best work of Michael Ondaatje and Jung Chang. In this superbly compelling novel, he conjures the voice of a man just discovering the love that will force him to question everything he knew before.

  Lisbon, 1898: philandering surgeon Antonio Maria discovers his beloved father is dying of syphilis, scourge of both rich and poor. Determined to find a cure, Antonio sets sail for Peking in the hope that traditional Chinese medicine has the answer that eludes the West. But when Antonio encounters the alluringly independent Fumi, he finds the first love he cannot leave behind. 

  As he wrestles with his disbelief over "irrational" Chinese view about illness, and helplessly falls into an erotic obsession with Fumi, violence breaks out across China. Antonio must decide whether to flee--or to stay in China and discover himself if the cure had has been chasing is merely a myth. 

 This used book is in good condition.