Hsi-Wei Tales

by Robert Wexelblatt

After performing a perilous service for the future Emperor, the peasant Chen Hsi-wei turns down the customary rewards in favor of receiving an education. The Court is astonished by this unheard-of request, but orders the strict teacher Shen Kuo to do what he can with the boy. In the course of copying out the words of the ancient masters, Hsi-wei begins writing poems of his own. As a young man, Hsi-wei leaves the capital for a vagabond life, supporting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 194754893X
• ISBN13: 9781947548930
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Regal House Publishing
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"