Barry Hughart

Overview:

  • Legal Name: Hughart, Barry
  • Place of Birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA
  • Date of Birth: March 13, 1934
  • Date of Death: August 1, 2019

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Personal Information: Family: Surname is pronounced "hew-gert"; born March 13, 1934, in Peoria, IL; son of John Harding Page (a naval officer) and Veronica (an architect; maiden name, Barry) Hughart. Education: Columbia University, B.A., 1956. Politics: Liberal. Religion: Agnostic. Military/Wartime Service: United States Air Force, 1956-60.
Career: Affiliated with TechTop (military surplus weapons supplier) in the Near East, 1960-63, and in the Far East, 1963-65; Lenox Hill Book Shop, New York City, manager, 1965-70; writer, 1970. Worked as dialogue writer for films, including Devil's Bride, Honeymoon with a Stranger, Man on the Move, The Other Side of Hell, Welcome Home Johnny Bristol, Snow Job, Special Effects, and When the Bough Breaks. Occasional lecturer at the University of Arizona.

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Awards

  • 1985. Bridge of Birds - World Fantasy Award, Best Novel (Win)
  • 1986. Bridge of Birds - Mythopoeic Award, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Win)
  • 1989. The Story of the Stone - Locus Poll Award, Best Fantasy Novel (Nomination)
  • 1992. Eight Skilled Gentlemen - Locus Poll Award, Best Fantasy Novel (Nomination)
  • 2008. Puente de pájaros - Premio Ignotus, Mejor novela extranjera - Best Foreign Novel (Nomination)
  • 2012. Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was - Locus Online, 20th Century Fantasy Novel (Nomination)

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