The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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Penguin UK, Jul 26, 2018 - Fiction - 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 of
A furious Zhang Fei punishes a pompous official At court He Jin plots to destroy
Dong Zhuo overthrows the Emperor Shao and installs Shaos brother as emperor
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 those

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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Common terms and phrases

adviser agrees army arrives asks attack battle bring brother called camp Cao Cao Cao’s capital Chao CHAPTER charge comes commanders court death decides defeated Deng Dong Zhuo emperor enemy escape executed fall fear fight fire forces gate given gives goes Guan Xing Guan Yu happened head hears Heaven honour horse Huang hundred immediately imperial Jiang Wei Jingzhou join kill king Kong Ming Lady land leads leave letter look Meng move night offer officials once orders Pang pass plot reaches realizes rebels replies retreat rides river ruler says seize sends sent shouts side Sima Yi soldiers soon suddenly suggests Sun Quan surrender sword tells thousand tries troops turns Wang wants Xuande Yuan Shao Zhang Fei Zhao Zhao Zilong Zhong Zhou Yu

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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