Frank Lawton

Magic and medicine: The Barefoot Doctor, by Can Xue, reviewed

Mrs Yi is a folk healer in a remote Chinese village where the living commune with the dead and rocks relay warning messages

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  • The Barefoot Doctor

    Can Xue, translated by Karen Gernant and Chen Zeping

    Yale, pp. 272, £18

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