The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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Penguin UK, 2018 M07 26 - 600 pages

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.

 

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Contents

Three heroes Xuande Guan Yu and Zhang Fei bind themselves by the vow
A furious Zhang Fei punishes a pompous official At court He Jin plots
Dong Zhuo overthrows the Emperor Shao and installs Shaos brother
Dong Zhuo destroys the capital and moves the court to Changan but Sun Jian
Imperial official Wang Yun plots with his serving girl to destroy Dong Zhuo
The result is that Lü Bu urged on by Wang Yun kills Dong Zhuo The capital
Ma Teng rises up to defend the emperor Cao Cao in fury prepares to attack

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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2018)

Luo Guanzhong (Author)
Luo Guanzhong was a Chinese writer who lived probably during 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 Outlaws of the Marsh - the first two of the 'Four Great Classical Novels' of Chinese literature.

Martin Palmer (Translator)
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 (both Penguin Classics), The Dao de Jing and The I Ching.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Romance of the Three Kingdoms
AuthorLuo Guanzhong
Translated byHe Yun, Jay Ramsay, Victoria Finlay
PublisherPenguin UK, 2018
ISBN0141197447, 9780141197449
Length600 pages
  
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