Barry Hughart

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Barry Hughart (born March 13, 1934 in Peoria , Illinois - † August 1, 2019 ) was an American fantasy author .

Life

Hughart studied English and gained deep impressions of the culture and literature of China during his service with the United States Air Force in the Far East , which he incorporated into his Meister Li trilogy. He lived in Tucson , Arizona .

Master Li detective novels were set in "an ancient China that never existed". Main characters of the three novels were Li Kao, a sage with small defects of character, and his loyal assistant Lu Yu, known as number ten, the ox.

His novel Bridge of Birds (German: The Bridge of Birds) was awarded the World Fantasy Award in 1985. A year later, the novel received the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award .

Works

Master Li

  • Bridge of Birds , St. Martin's Press 1984, ISBN 0-312-09551-1
    • The Bridge of the Birds , Krüger, Frankfurt / Main 1986, translators Manfred Ohl and Hans Sartorius, ISBN 3-8105-0821-7
  • The Story of the Stone , Doubleday Foundation 1988, ISBN 0-385-24636-6
    • Master Li and the Stone of Heaven , Krüger, Frankfurt / Main 1988, translators Manfred Ohl and Hans Sartorius, ISBN 3-8105-0822-5
  • Eight Skilled Gentlemen , Doubleday Foundation 1991, ISBN 0-385-41710-1
    • The island of the mandarine , Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1992, translator Waltraud Götting, ISBN 3-596-11280-X .
  • The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox , The Stars Our Destination 1998, ISBN 0-9665436-0-2
    • The secrets of Master Li , Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1996, ISBN 3-596-13323-8 (3 novels in one volume).

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://barryhughart.org/
personal data
SURNAME Hughart, Barry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American fantasy author
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Peoria (Illinois)
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 2019