by Herbert Rosendorfer · Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423105415
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«Briefe in die chinesische Vergangenheit» is the satirical novel by Herbert Rosendorfer, published by dtv in paperback (274 pages, in German).
A mandarin from 10th-century China, Kao-tai, travels with the help of a time-travel compass to a modern city whose name sounds like Min-chen to him. In letters to a friend, he describes with perplexity and mockery the customs of the «big noses», their inventions and their daily life, offering a satirical look at the clash between two worlds.
1986 edition; the novel, originally published in 1983, is the first instalment of the series «Briefe in die chinesische Vergangenheit».
For readers interested in social satire, humor and time-travel science fiction.
Herbert Rosendorfer was a German jurist, writer, historian, and composer.
