Barry Hughart
Barry Hughart is a widely acclaimed writer whose first novel, Bridge of Birds , won the World Fantasy Award for best novel. The other novels in The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series include The Story of the Stone and Eight Skilled Gentlemen .
Barry Hughart is a widely acclaimed writer whose first novel, Bridge of Birds , won the World Fantasy Award for best novel. The other novels in The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series include The Story of the Stone and Eight Skilled Gentlemen . See less
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Barry Hughart book reviews
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The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
A Story of a China That Never Was
This series of stories of Master Li and Number 10 Ox is a marvelous pastiche on traditional Chinese storytelling. The reader is treated to a wonderful collection of tales that could only have been ... Read More
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Bridge of Birds
My Favorite Book
I love this book because it has a setting that you don't often see in fantasy: China--a China full of magic, where mythology is reality, where everyone is flawed, where a mystery will engulf you with ... Read More
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The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
Mythological China
I loved this book the very first time I read it. The Bridge of Birds is the best story, but the other 2 are very good (and often very funny). This China doesn't exist, but you'll wish it did. Read More
