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Barry Hughart's interest in oriental themes comes from his military (USAF) and business experience in Korea and China. He has also worked as a book store manager and a film dialogue writer. He now lives in Tucson Arizona. Bridge of Birds won a World Fantasy Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.
Bibliography
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(1988)
The Story of the Stone
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(1984)
Bridge of Birds
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The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
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Eight Skilled Gentlemen
Personal edit
- Legal name: Barry Hughart
- Birthdate: March 13, 1934 (age 78)
- Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois, America
- Nationality: American
- Gender: Male
- Official Website: http://www.barryhughart.org/
- Genres: Fantasy
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Barry Hughart s an American author of fantasy novels.
Bridge of Birds (1984), was the first novel published under Hughart's name. In it, he introduced Li Kao, an ancient sage and scholar with "a slight flaw in his character", and his client, later assistant, the immensely strong peasant Number Ten Ox, who narrates the story. The book blended Chinese mythology—authentic and imagined, from several eras—with detective fiction and a gentle, ironic humour. Bridge of Birds shared the 1985 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and won the 1986 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.
Bridge of Birds (1984), was the first novel published under Hughart's name. In it, he introduced Li Kao, an ancient sage and scholar with "a slight flaw in his character", and his client, later assistant, the immensely strong peasant Number Ten Ox, who narrates the story. The book blended Chinese mythology—authentic and imagined, from several eras—with detective fiction and a gentle, ironic humour. Bridge of Birds shared the 1985 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and won the 1986 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.
