Books by author: Barry Hughart

Bridge of Birds

by Barry Hughart

Del Rey (288 pages)
Keyword(s): Literary fiction
Dates read: November 01-11, 2005, Rating: ***

Bridge of Birds is a new "folk" tale of ancient China, invented by a Westerner, but told in a style that — at least to a Western reader like me — feels very Eastern. I've never read anything quite like it, and I enjoyed it, but I'm not going to go looking for other works like it.