a sort of beautified retrospective with. nothing is beautified in this epic tale time passing and isolated moments a masterful depicted. i think every moment is the sum of all past moments the past is still present. stephon tom a novel called of the barbarians is set during the opium wars in one thousand nine hundred three china. people are starving those in power are amassing wealth it's a tinderbox riots in syria the typing rebellion is one of the bloodiest civil wars of all time with a death toll of thirty million. in count of the barbarians stefan tom a writes about this tragedy the old who has lived in taiwan for many years he depicts a faraway well and on the brink of a new era the rebellion is led by the charismatic mistake home. he and his growing numbers of followers see themselves as christians. the