The Story of the Stone
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005EM8NPS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 154 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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JCCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. . This sequel to Bridge of Birds (Del Rey, 1985) reaffirms Hughart's gift for comic fantasy as well as his talent for ingenious storytelling. From Library Journal Set in a mythical, medieval China where folklore and history are indistinguishable, a dead monk, an ancientand now missingmanuscript, and a ghostly murderer entice the venerable Master Li and his faithful companion Number Ten Ox into the Valley of Sorrows for a deadlyand uproariousconfrontation with the long-dead Laughing Prince
I love Barry Hughart's writing I love Barry Hughart's writing, and was excited to get this second novel of Ox and Li Kao! Li Kao is an especially good character, clever, sarcastic, and compassionate, and I wish there were more than three of these novels!. This is the second in the series staring with "the Amazon Customer This is the second in the series staring with "the Bridge of Birds". I first purchased / read the "Bridge " in 1986. I was not aware of the other books in this serries until a few years ago.. "And now for something completely different" according to ealovitt. The blurb on the cover describes "The Story of the Stone" as "an oriental Holmes and Watson plunked down in an Indiana Jones movie." Pretty decent summary, actually, although I'd also throw a little Puccini into the mix (the author is incredibly hard on his heroines), along with Dante Alighieri. The ancient ("Ah, if
Set in a mythical, medieval China where folklore and history are indistinguishable, a dead monk, an ancientand now missingmanuscript, and a ghostly murderer entice the venerable Master Li and his faithful companion Number Ten Ox into the Valley of Sorrows for a deadly and uproarious confrontation with the long-dead Laughing Prince.