{"product_id":"the-incarnations-9781501106781","title":"The Incarnations","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Notable Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for its \"wildly ambitious...dazzling use of language\" and \"mesmerizing storytelling,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Incarnations\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"brilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original novel\" (Chris Cleave) about a Beijing taxi driver whose past incarnations over one thousand years haunt him through searing letters sent by his mysterious soulmate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the first letter that falls into Wang's lap as he flips down the visor in his taxi. The letters that follow are filled with the stories of Wang's previous lives--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 revolution--bound to his mysterious \"soulmate,\" spanning one thousand years of betrayal and intrigue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the letters continue to appear seemingly out of thin air, Wang becomes convinced that someone is watching him--someone who claims to have known him for over one thousand years. And with each letter, Wang feels the watcher growing closer and closer... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeamlessly weaving Chinese folklore, history, and literary classics, \u003ci\u003eThe Incarnations \u003c\/i\u003eis a taut and gripping novel that sheds light on the cyclical nature of history as it hints that the past is never truly settled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501106781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirkus Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/30\/2015 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/06\/2015 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2015 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2015 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Barker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241100275893,"sku":"9781501106781","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f0289099-2541-47bf-9a2c-e717d620b625.jpg?v=1717471069","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-incarnations-9781501106781","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}