Chinese Prohibited Novels Collection (Complete 20 Volumes)

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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features:
Minimal Censorship: No single word or sentence altered, preserving the original essence of the work. Even in the rare instances where editing is necessary, it is the least invasive version compared to similar existing books.
Superior Editions: For books already available in China, the best edition is selected; for those not available domestically, high-cost imports from abroad or Taiwan are sourced, making them.
Concise Introductions: Each volume in this series comes with an introduction: explaining the edition, reasons for prohibition, summarizing the content, and providing appropriate evaluations. The introductions are highly condensed, serving as navigation through the sea of books.
High Value: This series provides invaluable materials for the study of Chinese fiction history and Chinese culture history. It holds significant literary value and also offers exceptional reading value, making it a worthy gift for discerning tastes.
Due to the severe control over culture by feudal rulers, and because prohibitions on novels often involved the liberation of humanity and freedom, opposition to oppression, and the depiction of sexuality and desire, they were deemed intolerable by feudal rulers who enforced suppression policies. Rulers sought to suppress thoughts detrimental to the government through cultural control, leading to the prohibition and destruction of books. This resulted in some uniquely valuable novels being repeatedly banned.
The government's censorship led to some novels being banned immediately upon publication, hidden in private collections, and surviving in isolation and hardship. Among these prohibited novels, compared to ordinary banned works, they are even rarer and cherished by generations. Whether for reading or collecting, they are irreplaceable treasures of inestimable value.