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Cover of “Bridge of Birds” by Barry Hughart

Bridge of Birds

Barry Hughart · 1984

248 pages

In an ancient China that never was, a plague falls on the children of a village. Number Ten Ox seeks the sage Master Li, a scholar with 'a slight flaw in his character', and the two set off through ghosts, gods and bandits to find the one cure that can save the children.

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Trickster, Quest, Ancient World, Mythology Retelling, Whimsical

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