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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe

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For me, there's a weird, unfathomable gulf — I almost wrote gulp — between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has... Continue »
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Bridge of Birds: A Novel of the Ancient China that Never Was

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When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox found master Li Kao. Together they set out to find the Great Root of Power, the only possible cure, and together they discover adventure and legend, and the power of belief....
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Julyemarie, November 4, 2007 (view all comments by Julyemarie)
An excellent read! I could barely put it down! Funny, shocking, amazing writing. The newest addition to my all time favorites list!!
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The quest is almost a cliche in the fantasy genre. Here's one that turns the whole idea onto its ear. In search of a salvation for a village, the heroes find horror, history, humor (laugh out loud funny), and the truth that there is more then just us, there can be justice. A great read.
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Many people will tell you this book is exceptionally funny -- and they will be right. Many people will tell you that this book is exceptionally breathtaking -- and they will *also* be right. This is a novel that's one part old-fashioned bedtime story, one part utterly authentic Chinese folk tale, one part Saturday afternoon movie serial (think Indiana Jones crossed with Jackie Chan crossed with "Lord of the Rings" crossed with "The Sting"), and about nine parts sheer genius.
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ISBN:
9780345321381
Author:
Hughart, Barry
Publisher:
Del Rey Books
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Subject:
General
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Fiction
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History
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Science Fiction - General
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China
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Fantasy
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Historical fiction
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Fantasy - General
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China History Fiction.
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Fantastic fiction
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C-3660
Publication Date:
April 1985
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Mass Market Paperbound
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English
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Y
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278
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6.92x4.25x.80 in. .31 lbs.
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