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The Book of Swindles

- Selections from a Late Ming Collection

Om The Book of Swindles

The Book of Swindles, a seventeenth-century story collection, offers a panoramic guide to the art of deception. Ostensibly a manual for self-protection, it presents a tableau of criminal ingenuity in late Ming China. Each story comes with commentary by the author, who expounds a moral lesson while also speaking as a connoisseur of the swindle.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231178631
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 208
  • Utgiven:
  • 5. september 2017
  • Mått:
  • 216x142x15 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 356 g.
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Leveranstid: 4-7 vardagar
Förväntad leverans: 13. november 2024

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The Book of Swindles, a seventeenth-century story collection, offers a panoramic guide to the art of deception. Ostensibly a manual for self-protection, it presents a tableau of criminal ingenuity in late Ming China. Each story comes with commentary by the author, who expounds a moral lesson while also speaking as a connoisseur of the swindle.

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