Bridge of Birds

[godhi]

"Take a large bowl. Fill it with equal measures of fact, fantasy, history, mythology, science, superstition, logic, and lunacy. Darken the mixture with bitter tears, brighten it with howls of laughter, toss in three thousand years of civilization, bellow kan pei—which means 'dry cup'—and drink to the dregs."

"And I will be wise?"

"Better. You will be Chinese."

—Barry Hughart, Bridge of Birds.

Bridge of Birds is one of the best fantasy novels of the last twenty-five years. Have you read this novel? And do you agree with this description of it?  

[Maze353]

never heard of it  

[Tarantellatears]

I haven't either, though that doesn't surprise me, a lot of good fantasy fades into the background.