$25.49
- Paperback
672 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2018
Summary
A new translation and abridgement of one of the four classical Chinese novels, this is the epic story of the fall of the Han dynasty and rise of the Three Kingdoms.
Part historical and part legendary, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms dramatizes the lives of feudal lords and their retainers, recounting their personal and military battles, intrigues and struggles to achieve dominance for almost a hundred years. It is one of the most beloved works of East Asian literature, and the most …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241332771 |
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| ISBN-10: | 024133277X |
| Author: | Luo Guanzhong, He Yun, Jay Ramsay, Victoria Finlay |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 458g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 31mm |
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Luo Guanzhong
Luo Guanzhong
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
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, The Dao de Jing, and The I Ching.
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