false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171846468m/122987.jpg 122987 7 <div>The theme of longing in all its forms-for change, for redemption, for travel outside the bounds of daily life to realms where anything seems possible--unites this master story collection. In the extraordinary "Why China?" a man drags his family to the Xi'an province in a desperate attempt to reclaim his lost integrity, only to find himself more reomte and mysterious than the place where his journey led. In settings as exotic as Kenya and Bora Bora, as glamorous as downtown Manhattan, or as familiar as suburban Illinois, Egan's characters--models, housewives, schoolgirls--seek transformation of the body and spirit, and trancendence of the borders of desire."<br></div> 2552173 1996 Emerald City: Stories total:105|5:14|4:52|3:31|2:7|1:1| 105 386 162 9 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 09:51:41 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 09:53:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 11:11:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 12:30:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 11:18:42 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 11:19:45 -0700 2007 THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS, enough so that I got a few characters mixed up. If the descriptions err too much on the side of writer's workshop, it's made up for by the fact that things actually happen to these people.more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 09 16:31:50 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 16:31:50 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Jul 27 16:12:06 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 16:12:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 11:32:02 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 11:34:18 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Apr 20 19:42:29 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 19:32:52 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 20 06:40:05 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 06:40:34 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Nov 27 15:46:42 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 15:47:00 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Sat Nov 28 13:27:24 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 13:27:33 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 29 06:16:06 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 05:32:28 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 05:32:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 13:55:31 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 13:55:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 27 18:31:47 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 21:29:19 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 21:29:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 11:51:22 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 11:51:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 09:48:21 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 09:48:46 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 10:15:13 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 10:15:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 15:59:54 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 15:59:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 30 07:12:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 07:12:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 13:13:15 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 13:13:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 11 11:50:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 11:50:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=122987