New York: Random House, (1991.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's second book, and first novel, the story of an orphan Chinese boy who determines to recover from America the Buddhist text known as 'the laughing sutra.' Part adventure story, part satire, part fable, this story of the clash of cultures is rooted in the author's own experience of living in China for several years. SIGNED on the title page by the author. 263 pp. ISBN: 0-394-57009x.