Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China (Unabridged Edition) - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng, Clement Egerton (Translator), Shu Qingchun (Translator)Publish date:2023-08-22Pages:1280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Tuttle PublishingISBN-13:9780804856720ISBN-10:804856729UPC:9780804856720Book Category:Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:AsianBook Topic:ChineseSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 2.20 inchesWeight:1.9511Product ID:SCWJ34XAZA
Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China (Unabridged Edition)
**Named One of the Best Chinese Romance Novels by Lifestyle Asia** "The greatest novel of physical love which China has produced." --Pearl S. Buck A saga of ruthless ambition, murder, and lust, The Golden Lotus (Jin Ping Mei) has been called the fifth Great Classical Novel in Chinese literature, joining the Four Great Classics: Journey to the West, The Water Margin, Romance of the Three...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Tuttle PublishingISBN-13:9780804856720ISBN-10:804856729UPC:9780804856720Book Category:Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:AsianBook Topic:ChineseSize:8.00 x 5.20 x 2.20 inchesWeight:1.9511Product ID:SCWJ34XAZA
Clement Egerton was at various times a senior officer in the British army, an Anglican bishop, and a writer, editor, and photographer, but he is best known for his enduring translation of Golden Lotus. Shu Qingchun became famous as the Beijing novelist and dramatist Lao She whose best-known work may be Rickshaw Boy. He was killed, or committed suicide, during the Cultural Revolution in Mao's...
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