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THE STORY OF THE STONE

'Wonderful follow-up to Hughart's successful

Bridge of Birds

... A rich, rare, witty,

wise performance, bubbling over with delights: utterly mesmerizing and absolutely

not to be missed'

Kirkus Reviews

The long-suffering Ox's steadfast practicality and flashes of wry humour firmly

anchor us while the tale descends into labyrinths of complexity... Sneer at killjoy neo-

Confucians, thrill to the tale of Wolf Boy and Fire Girl, and marvel at the unbridled

appetites of handsome Moon Boy. You'll experience a culture through the medium of

its own dreams ... with the occasional touch of Western Gothic melodrama…Barry

Hughart's "ancient China that never was" is a very good thing indeed'

Locus

Also by Barry Hughart

BRIDGE OF BIRDS

and published by Corgi Books

THE STORY OF

THE STONE

Barry Hughart

CORGI BOOKS

All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons,

living or dead, is purely coincidental.

THE STORY OF THE STONE

A CORGI BOOK 0 552 13400 7

Originally published in Great Britain by Bantam Press, a division of Transworld Publishers Ltd.

PRINTING HISTORY

Bantam Press edition published 1989 Corgi edition published 1990