James King's most recent book is the bestselling biography of Margaret Laurence. He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and a Killam Research Fellowship. He is the author of a biography of Herbert Read, The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read (1991), which was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction; and the critically acclaimed The Life of Margaret Laurence (1997).

"In his first novel, the critically acclaimed James King takes on this spectral character and weaves together a haunting story that examines the assumptions of authenticity and experience."

• Foreword; The Huis and Where They Came From; The Formation of the Hui Zu; The Fate of the Hui During and After the Qing Dynasty; Further Assimilation of Minorities and its effects of Muslims; How the Hui Zu Lives in China; Influential Muslim Personalities; Admiral Zheng He and His Achievements; Contributions of the Chinese Muslims; The Staunchness of the Chinese Muslims.

James King's most recent book is the bestselling biography of Margaret Laurence. He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and a Killam Research Fellowship. He is the author of a biography of Herbert Read, The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read (1991), which was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction; and the critically acclaimed The Life of Margaret Laurence (1997).

"In his first novel, the critically acclaimed James King takes on this spectral character and weaves together a haunting story that examines the assumptions of authenticity and experience."

• Foreword; The Huis and Where They Came From; The Formation of the Hui Zu; The Fate of the Hui During and After the Qing Dynasty; Further Assimilation of Minorities and its effects of Muslims; How the Hui Zu Lives in China; Influential Muslim Personalities; Admiral Zheng He and His Achievements; Contributions of the Chinese Muslims; The Staunchness of the Chinese Muslims.

James King's most recent book is the bestselling biography of Margaret Laurence. He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and a Killam Research Fellowship. He is the author of a biography of Herbert Read, The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read (1991), which was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for Non-Fiction; and the critically acclaimed The Life of Margaret Laurence (1997).

"In his first novel, the critically acclaimed James King takes on this spectral character and weaves together a haunting story that examines the assumptions of authenticity and experience."

• Foreword; The Huis and Where They Came From; The Formation of the Hui Zu; The Fate of the Hui During and After the Qing Dynasty; Further Assimilation of Minorities and its effects of Muslims; How the Hui Zu Lives in China; Influential Muslim Personalities; Admiral Zheng He and His Achievements; Contributions of the Chinese Muslims; The Staunchness of the Chinese Muslims.