Set partly in ancient Tibet, where evil spirits mingle with the lives of humans, and partly in the modern day, The Song of King Gesar tells of two lives inextricably entwined.
In a famous case of , the Nazi intelligence service took over the luxurious brothel and equipped it with listening devices and specially trained sex workers.
Celebrated for its economy of expression, flashes of humor, and an emphasis on understatement rarely found in Chinese fiction, [the novel] is an excellent introduction to the power and craft of Cao Naiqian.