Bridge of Birds
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Bridge of Birds is a fantasy novel by Barry Hughart, first published in 1984. It is the first of three novels in The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox series. The original draft of Bridge of Birds is included in a special slipcased version of the omnibus collection, The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, released by Subterranean Press in 2008.[1]
Author | Barry Hughart |
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Country | USA |
Language | English |
Series | Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox |
Subject | China -- Fiction |
Genre | Historical, fantasy |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | 1984 |
Media type | Book |
Pages | 248 |
ISBN | 0-312-09551-1 |
OCLC | 10147148 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3558.U347 B7 1984 |
Followed by | The Story of the Stone |
Hughart called the novel "a modern version of a classical form of Chinese novel, which was an underground Taoist form designed to fight back against Confucians. Confucians liked to castrate people who fought the establishment. Without mentioning names, the Taoists could use real emperors and real power structure in a fantasy form."[2]