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| Title | : | Outlaws of the Marsh (彩绘中国小名著) |
| Author | : | Shi Nai'an |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 4-Volume Boxed Set |
| Pages | : | Pages: 2149 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2001 by Foreign Languages Press (first published 1370) |
| Categories | : | Cultural. China. Classics. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature |
Shi Nai'an
Paperback | Pages: 2149 pages Rating: 4.14 | 1866 Users | 159 Reviews
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China's great classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh, written in the fourteenth century, is a fictional account of twelfth-century events during the Song Dynasty. One by one, over a hundred men and women are forced by the harsh feudal officialdom to take to the hills. They band together and defeat every attempt of the government troops to crush them. Within this framework we find intrigue, adventure, murder, warfare, romance ... in a connected series of fascinating individual tales, told in the suspenseful manner of the traditional storyteller.
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| Original Title: | 水滸傳 [Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn] |
| ISBN: | 7119016628 (ISBN13: 9787119016627) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | 彩绘中国小名著, Four Great Classic Novels of China, Au bord de l'eau #1-2 , more |
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Ratings: 4.14 From 1866 Users | 159 ReviewsJudgment Epithetical Books Outlaws of the Marsh (彩绘中国小名著)
水浒传, translated into English as Water Margin, is considered to be one of the Four Great Novels of Chinese literature. It is, along with Dream of the Red Chamber, also one of the two that I know very little about (although I now know a bit more about Dream of the Red Chamber thanks to Hanfu Girls series of posts on it). Its quite a feat of ignorance on my part, considering the impact that Water Margin had not just on China, but also on Japan.I suppose its reputation has always put me off but the
The Outlaws of the Marsh (Shui Hu Zhuan) is the third of the Six Classic Chinese novels I have read so far, and the earliest one: it was written in the 14th century, but like The Scholars and The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei , it is set several centuries before that time, specifically in the 12th century during the Song dynasty there does seem to be a distinct pattern here, with each of the three novels referring to their particular present only by way of writing about the
A staggering achievement, and a very odd book from cover to cover. It's greatly cynical, and one can perhaps read it on an infinite number of different levels. The book never makes its intent overt. It can be read as a grand adventure story and a tale of loyalty, as I believe many young readers enjoy the book (or retellings of some of the stories from within the book), but there is certainly an odd mix of sincerity and irony throughout. Facts contradict statements, ethics and loyalties are
I'll be frank. I've read this book before and liked it even less. Perhaps Pearl S. Buck's translation "All Men are Brothers" was just that ineffective. I felt the characters were almost psychopathic in their glee in killing certain people in most gruesome ways.Sidney Shapiro shows his excellent talent in translation, but for this reader it was not enough to endear him to this work. Yes, some of the characters have become more interesting, but overall this reader feels that Outlaws of the Marsh
This book had everything that Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 2 lacked. I find it really surprising that people prefer the older story. The stories of the 108 "heroes" of Liangshan Marsh were all fascinating. Albeit a little bit barbaric, but fascinating. My biggest problem with Three Kingdoms was that there really wasn't anything that we really knew about the soldiers beyond their desire to fight. Here, yes, we saw this same desire to fight, but we
Recently I read, Ready Player One and it caused me to remember my favorite video games, most of which were mentioned in the book. One game that was not mentioned, but was one of my favorites, was a game called Bandits Kings of Ancient China. It was an incredibly complex game where you had to control a number of the 108 (bandits, demons and hero's) of the book. They all build individual armies, and, as you become their leader you actually control their armies both in war and building, crops,
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