Confessions of a Taoist on Wall St

Blurb

From the tranquility of an Oriental monastery to the tumult of the New York Stock Exchange, the hero of this amazing novel embarks on a quest for a father, a fortune and the ultimate essence of the universe. The illegitimate son of a Chinese woman and an American combat pilot, he was reared as an orphan by Taoist monks. When he learns that his father may be a wealthy Wall Street entrepreneur, he feels compelled to go to New York. His efforts to reconcile his two lives-- to find the Tao within the Dow-- make a story rich in character, wit, and insight.

Winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award

"The novel, with its glorious style and rick profusion of detail, should remind readers of the time, fading into memory, when the works of John Barth began to burst on the literary horizon. It is a book to be read twice, first to be gulped down in great chunks during sleepless nights; later to be sipped slowly, savoring details, like a well-brewed cup of tea."
--The Washington Post