The Romance of Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1
by:
Luo Guanzhong (author)
Containing the first 60 chapters of this epic Chinese work, ably translated by Brewitt-Taylor. Romance of Three Kingdoms, dating to the 14th Century, is the legendary epic of the fall of Han and the founding of Jin. Dealing with plots, complex men, wars, intrigues, marriages and assassinations,...
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Containing the first 60 chapters of this epic Chinese work, ably translated by Brewitt-Taylor. Romance of Three Kingdoms, dating to the 14th Century, is the legendary epic of the fall of Han and the founding of Jin. Dealing with plots, complex men, wars, intrigues, marriages and assassinations, this book, one of the four great Chinese classics, is foundational literature on a par with The Illiad or The Lay of the Cid.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781596542785 (1596542780)
Publish date: August 2nd 2008
Publisher: Silk Pagoda
Pages no: 560
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Epic,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Asian Literature,
China,
Chinese Literature,
14th Century
I've had this book for a couple of years. I kept meaning to read it, but it never got far enough up my TBR stack.Until I saw Red Cliff. Admittedly, the shortened international version.Man, that movie is great. Go see it. Now!(Strange how my top three movies are all international and not US made)...