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Mordicai Gerstein is even more exotic in The Mountains of Tibet (Harper & Row; $11.95). A woodcutter plans to travel the world, but he finds that he has grown old without ever leaving home. Yet when he dies, no tragedy attends his passing. A voice informs his spirit, "You may become...
Like other believers, many New Agers attach great importance to artifacts, relics and sacred objects, all of which can be profitably offered for sale: Tibetan bells, exotic herbal teas, Viking runes, solar energizers, colored candles for "chromotherapy," and a Himalayan mountain of occult books, pamphlets, instructions and tape recordings. Some...
In the Emperor's day, Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris) would surely not have obtained a passport to visit the Forbidden City, let alone explore its ruler's forbidden soul. Last year, though, the director received free range of both from Pu Yi's successors, who regard...
The brightest spot in the economic picture is agriculture. Nutmeg prices remain high, and the banana and coconut industries are flourishing after many lean years. Farmers are harvesting new products, including flowers and exotic fruits, and finding eager markets in the U.S. and Europe. This growth is especially critical now...
The intent of this unusual line-up is to simulate Renaissance intstrumentation, MMV musicians say. Although modern instruments are not identical to Renaissance instruments, playing techniques can transform the sound of oboes, bassoons, trombones and violins into that of more exotic instruments, such as shawms, dulcians, sackbuts and vielles.