Under Heaven
by Guy Gavriel Kay · first published 2010
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…Gavriel Kay. He is generally considered a fantasy writer, but I'd say "alternative-historical magical realism" is a more accurate description. I see a lot of more recent Rushdie in his style. Start with Under Heaven (Tigana is the more common first recommendation, but I don't actually like it as much).
on “Gabriel García Márquez, Literary Pioneer, Dies at 87” ↗A pertinent pair of novels (by a Westerner) are "Under Heaven" and "River of Stars" by Guy Gavriel Kay. While set in the author's usual "slightly alternate" history, they are effectively set in the Tang and Song dynasties respectively. I have no idea how the Chinese…
on “Why the Twentieth Century Was Not a Chinese Century” ↗