The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Collection Edition) (Chinese Edition) - Softcover

Luo Guanzhong

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Synopsis

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the most famous and outstanding traditional Chinese novel with each chapter headed by a couplet giving the gist of its content. Its author is LUO Guanzhong in the beginning of Ming Dynasty. Before becoming a book, the story of the three kingdoms already saw hundreds of years of development. In Tang Dynasty, the story was so popular that even kids were familiar with it. With the development of citizen art, the talkshows in Song Dynasty already told stories about three kingdoms. In Yuan Dynasty, The History of Three Kingdoms occurred. Based on the talkshow scripts, it was the initial shape of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. On the foundation of the creation by the people and artists, LUO Guanzhong also referred to The History of Three Kingdoms by CHEN Shou and relevant materials. Then he came up with this marvellous masterpiece - The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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