Much Better Then You Would Think From The Reviews! With the money I receive, I buy more nets so I can save more fishes." And because it is evil to waste anything, I take those dead fishes to market and I sell them for a good price. 'I am saving you from drowning.' Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. Saving Fish from Drowning seduces the reader with a fagade of Buddhist illusions, magician's tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentions-both good and bad-and about the shared responsibility that individuals must accept for the actions of others.Ī pious man explained to his followers: "It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Through twists of fate, curses, and just plain human error, they find themselves deep in the jungle, where they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of the leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages and destruction of the Myanmar military regime. On an ill-fated art expedition into the southern Shan state of Burma, eleven Americans leave their Floating Island Resort for a Christmas-morning tour-and disappear. A provocative new novel from the bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter.
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