Real Person Fan Fiction

We take a break from chapters to give you a clip of Caoimhe on M.J.’s show, They Did What Now, where we talk about the real life monk Xuanzang, who this novel is fan fiction of. Yes really.

Credits

• The map we reference is from ”Chinese Pilgrims to Central Asia, India and SE Asia” from Ancient Buddhist Texts: https://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Maps/Silk-Routes/Chinese-Pilgrims.htm

• You can watch the full They Did What Now episode on the Hysteria Ireland Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=334116824656012

• Episode artwork is a Kamakura period Japanese painting of Xuanzang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xuanzang_w.jpg