The Shuihu Zhuan (apparently, this means something like Water Margin, but it has been translated into English under many other titles) is accounted to be one of the great classic Chinese novels. I chose to read this one first because it was not written in classical Chinese (so it was not primarily f...
There are Four Great Classical Chinese Novels? Why don't I know anything about anything?Okay...yes, and they are: this one;- [b:Romance of the Three Kingdoms|158771|Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1|Luo Guanzhong|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344735551s/158771.jpg|16666]- [b:Monkey: The Journey ...
I can't believe it's over ;-) Found it enjoyable and boring in the same time.My favourite was Lu Ta.One more reason not to eat in a Chinese restaurant =)Review later, tomorrow going to the stupa in Zalaszántó :)
What I said when I started this was: "Maybe right out of college shouldn't be the time to jump into a long 14th century epic, but it seems like a good book to come back to now and then in the background while I read faster things too."Well, I may have been a bit optimistic. While I enjoyed what I re...
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