The Water Margin
A New Translation of The Water Margin
$28.04
- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2027
Summary
A spellbinding new translation of one of China’s great classical novels.
Based on the story of the historical bandit Song Jiang and his companions, this epic tale of rebellion against tyranny and unjust government has been thrilling and inspiring readers for hundreds of years. From supernatural feats of endurance to poisonings, witchcraft and cannibalism and timeless tales of villainy and heroism, The Water Margin is a fascinating, suspenseful account of twelfth-century event…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141197456 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141197455 |
| Author: | Martin Palmer, Shi Nai'an, Luo Guanzhong |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2027 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Martin Palmer
Shi Nai’an (Author)
Shi Nai’an (ca. 1296–1372) was a Chinese writer from Suzhou. He was attributed as the first compiler of The Water Margin (also known as Outlaws of the Marsh), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
Luo Guanzhong (Author)
Luo Guanzhong was a Chinese writer who lived probably in the fourteenth century during the Yuan and Ming periods. Very little is known about his origins and life, but he is attributed with writing The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and editing The Water Margin (sometimes known as Outlaws of the Marsh) — the first two of the ‘Four Great Classical Novels’ of Chinese literature.
Martin Palmer (Translator)
Martin Palmer is Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture (ICOREC) and Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC). His previous translations include The Book of Chuang Tzu and The Most Venerable Book (both Penguin Classics), The Dao de Jing, and The I Ching.
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