The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms

By (author) Guanzhong Luo
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By (author) Guanzhong Luo; Translated by Yun, He; Translated by Ramsay, Jay; Translated by Finlay Victoria
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A new translation and abridgement of one of the four classical Chinese novels - an epic story of warring factions in the era of China''s Han dynasty

Part historical and part legend, 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 famous historical novel in China.


Biographical note:
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 know as Outlaws of the Marsh) - the first two of the ''Four Great Classical Novels'' of Chinese literature.
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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.
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Author By (author) Guanzhong Luo
Date Of Publication Jul 26, 2018
EAN 9780241332771
Contributors Guanzhong Luo; Yun, He; Ramsay, Jay; Finlay Victoria
Publisher Penguin Classics
Languages English
Language of Origin Chinese
Country of Publication United States
Width 130 mm
Height 198 mm
Thickness 31 mm
Product Forms Paperback / Softback
Weight 0.456000
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