![]() ![]() The author'sĭescriptions are gloriously vivid, and much of the prose flows along lyrically like Whom I'm not dissing, BTW - Tim may not like her, but I do). ![]() ![]() Simply and almost modernly that is, the dialogue is modern in nature with the authorĭisdaining to write the English in the style of "direct translation" (a la Pearl Buck, The author hasn't turned out any novels since 1990 (Iįor one hope he gets going again, as I can use some new reading material!).īridge of Birds is subtitled as A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was. Both sequels are tributes to his skill in creating aĬomplex plot line and his care in tying all the loose ends together, though they don't Hughart followed this creation up with two sequels which A delightful tale, very humorous, touching, and written with considerable skillĪnd wit, unencumbered by ponderous morals or cryptic messages, this book is "just a Paperback inside would prove to be one of the best books I'd read for a long, long Me for my twenty-second birthday, I think, and when I came back to my dorm roomĪt Penn State one day to open the package on my bed, I had no clue that the small Hoping Barry can be our next recipient of our Author of the Millenium award two, Iĭon't want to spoil this wonderful story for anyone who hasn't read it. I feel a little bit hesitant to say too much about this one for two reasons: one, I'm Bridge of Birds Bridge of Birds, by Barry Hughart ![]()
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