Dream of the Dragon Pool
Author | : Albert A. Dalia |
Publisher | : Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Pr |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781929355341 |
ISBN-13 | : 1929355343 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Fiction. DREAM OF THE DRAGON POOL: A DAOIST QUEST is a multifaceted novel woven around the historical fact of the death-sentence exile of China's best loved poet-adventurer, Li Bo (also Li Bai, 701-762 A.D.). This is an adventure story of magic, myth, and occult powers written as traditional Chinese-style wu-xia (heroic) fiction. Albert A. Dalia is a China scholar with four decades of study, research, and experience in medieval Chinese history and culture. Two decades ago, after earning two masters degrees and a Ph.D. in Chinese history and religion, he turned to fiction writing and produced a series of published short stories and, now, his first novel.