{"title":"Feng Menglong","description":"Feng Menglong (1574-1646) was a Chinese novelist, historian, and poet of the late Ming Dynasty. A master storyteller, he has long been admired for the psychological realism of his characters as well as the narrative skill displayed in his novels and short story collections. Olivia Milburn is Professor in the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong. Her previous publications include The Glory of Yue and The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan.","products":[{"product_id":"stories-from-a-ming-collection-the-art-of-the-chinese-storyteller-paperback","title":"Stories from a Ming Collection: The Art of the Chinese Storyteller - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe popularity of the Chinese storyteller goes back to the marketplace of the T'ang dynasty, but the familiar figure came into its own in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. This selection of stories from Feng Menglong's collection, Stories Old and New (originally published in 1624), includes representative types of the storyteller's traditional art. \"The Pearl-Sewn Shirt\" is a cautionary romance describing the tragedy of a broken marriage; the heroic biography, which depicts a neglected man of high worth gradually receiving recognition, is represented by \"Wine and Dumplings\"; an authentic twelfth-century forerunner of the detective story is found in \"The Canary Murders.\" The other tales concern traffic in the supernatural, didactic admonitions to observe morality in sex and loyalty in friendship, and realistic accounts of the meanness and corruption of official life. Also includes \"The Lady Who Was a Beggar,\" \"The Journey of the Corpse,\" \"The Story of Wu Pao-an,\" and \"The Fairy's Rescue.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe popularity of the Chinese story-teller goes back to the market place of the T'ang dynasty, but the familiar figure came into his own in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and his audience included not only the populace but men of leisure and the Emperor as well. This selection of six stories from Feng Meng-lung's collection includes representative types of the story-teller's traditional art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51435806425311,"sku":"9780802150318","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/EVNV_9g6BD9780802150318.webp?v=1790049740"},{"product_id":"kingdoms-in-peril-volume-4-the-assassins-strike-paperback","title":"Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 4: The Assassins Strike - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated in full for the first time, this fourth volume immerses readers in the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMany centuries of violence have forged a new political order, and seven great warring kingdoms are now established. However, old loyalties persist, and brave men are still determined to avenge their former lords. Even as their world consigns them to the past, a handful of assassins still seek to rewrite history.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the great works of Chinese literature, \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in Peril\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading to the unification of the country in 221 B.C.E. under the rule of the legendary First Emperor. Writing some fourteen hundred years later, the Ming-era author Feng Menglong drew on a vast trove of literary and historical documents to compose a gripping narrative account of how China was forged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Detailing the stories of unforgettable characters who defined and shaped the times in which they lived, the complete edition of \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in Peril\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital resource for those seeking a comprehensive overview of China's ancient past and the political machinations that led to its unification. There are many historical works that provide an account of some of these events, but none are as thrilling and breathtakingly memorable as \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in Peril.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlivia Milburn has given us a delicious romp through history, this time in her sprightly translation of the romance by the late Ming moralist Feng Menglong. The intrigues retold by Feng became the stuff of edifying proverbs in China and they became so celebrated in Europe that Voltaire adapted one for the Parisian theater. Now, at last, readers can feel the magic in this marvelous translation of an acclaimed book.--Michael Nylan, Professor and Jane K. Sather History Chair, University of California, Berkeley \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Written by the great master of vernacular literature Feng Menglong, \u003ci\u003eXin Leiguozhi\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the finest examples of China's tradition of historical fiction. Milburn provides the vast novel's most exciting episodes here in unabridged form and presents them in a rollicking translation that does full justice to the original work.\"--Wilt L. 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