"The Master Mugwort collections take the form of an assortment of snapshots from the life of their eponymous protagonist. The episodes do not follow a chronological sequence and vary in length, ranging from a few lines to several pages...The imagined Warring States world through which we accompany him is distant and unfamiliar, yet uncannily recognizable in terms of the bizarre workings of power, society, and human folly."
"I first became interested in the character of Mugwort himself as an alternative, playful reception of the classical legacy that was repeatedly taken up in later time periods against very different historical backdrops. This trilogy allows readers to observe continuity and some fascinating differences."
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