num_pages: 284
description: This deft translation of a classic Chinese novel tells the story of a man, now an itinerant healer, who wanders through the towns and countryside of North China in the last years of the Manchu dynasty.
language: English
title: The Travels of Lao Ts'an
titlecomplete: The Travels of Lao Ts'an
genres: China, Novels, Asia, Chinese Literature, Classic Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 129
publisher: Columbia University Press