At dawn on January 13, 1923, Jack Bluther, condemned to death by hanging for the murder of thirteen people (including his landlady), was allowed a last request. He asked to learn Mandarin, and was hanged twenty years later, finally speaking the language fluently, though his accent could have used a little more work.

Witty, wry, and ironic, Le Tellier’s unlikely tales offer a novel view of the world—and beyond.

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