- Published: 30 July 2018
- ISBN: 9780241332771
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 672
- RRP: $28.00
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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
Part historical and part legendary, 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.
- Published: 30 July 2018
- ISBN: 9780241332771
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 672
- RRP: $28.00
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About the 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.