The Question of Hu

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This full of life and sublime book by the acclaimed historian Jonathan D. Spence reconstructs an bizarre episode within the early intercourse between Europe and China. It’s the story of John Hu, a lowly but devout Chinese Catholic, who in 1722 accompanied a Jesuit missionary on a journey to France–a journey that ended with Hu’s confinement in a lunatic asylum. Immediately a triumph of historical detective work and a gripping narrative, The Query of Hu deftly probes the collision of tw ocultures, with their other definitions of religion, madness, and ethical obligation.

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