Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: Luo Guanzhong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. The process of writing this book is largely similar to that of Water Margin. It originated from the "storytelling" genre of folk tales, narrating the historical story of the three states of Wei, Shu, and Wu during the late Han Dynasty, which eventually unified under the Jin Dynasty. However, there is a significant gap between it and historical facts. The creator modified history according to their own wishes, suppressing Wei and glorifying Shu, categorizing good and evil. Yet, people still read it with great interest, trusting its realism, which is not entirely due to the creator's immense artistic talent: the skillful organization and editing, the tightly interconnected yet balanced structure, the adaptability of language to content, and the lengthy historical panorama are its strengths.