The Yellow Emperor's cure
Subtitle: a novel
By: Kunal Basu
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Overlook Duckworth
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781590207086; 9780715642870
Subjects: Physicians; History; Chinese Medicine; Portuguese; Syphilis; Fiction
Description: When Dr. Antonio Maria unexpectedly learns his physician father is dying of syphilis in Lisbon, he sets sail for China in search of a cure. Unfortunately, the country is in the midst of the Boxer Rebellion, and outsiders are not welcome.