Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Béla Balázs, the Homeless Wanderer, or, The Man Who Sought to Become One with the World 1
5. A Note on the Mysterious Illustrator Mariette Lydis 58
6. The Cloak of Dreams
7. 1. The Cloak of Dreams 65
8. 2. Li-Tai-Pe and the Thief 70
9. 3. The Parasols 74
10. 4. The Clumsy God 80
11. 5. The Opium Smokers 86
12. 6. The Flea 90
13. 7. The Old Child 95
14. 8. The Robbers of Divine Power 104
15. 9. Li-Tai-Pe and Springtime 109
16. 10. The Ancestors 114
17. 11. The Moon Fish 119
18. 12. The Friends 123
19. 13. The Revenge of the Chestnut Tree 133
20. 14. Tearful Gaze 139
21. 15. The Clay Child 145
22. 16. The Victor 150
23. Appendix A. A Beautiful Book 155
24. Appendix B. The Book of Wan Hu-Chen 159
25. Bibliography 173