American Shaolin : one man's quest to become a kungfu master
Polly, Matthew2007
Books, Manuscripts
The memoir of the first American to study kung fu with monks at the original Shaolin temple in China. He embarks on a two-year martial arts odyssey that includes gruelling days of training, a forbidden romance with a local woman, and ultimately a challenge match against a rival kung fu master with the Temple's honour at stake.
Main title:
American Shaolin : one man's quest to become a kungfu master / Matthew Polly.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2007.
Collation:
viii, 366 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780349120157 (pbk)0349120153 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.8'159'092796.8159092796.8159 POLL796.815
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
271894