Classical Chinese Literature Popular Reader -- Water Margin ()

Author: Shi Nai'an
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: The Water Margin is a long historical novel that was finally completed after centuries of brewing and accumulation during the Song and Yuan dynasties. The Water Margin portrays a group of vivid and brilliant legendary heroes with distinct personalities: the bold and fierce Wu Song, the loyal and straightforward Li Kui, the rough but simple-hearted Lu Zhishen, the fierce and shrewd Shi Xiu, and the just and skilled Song Jiang, among others. The Water Margin inherits the tradition of Song and Yuan storytelling tales (huaben), basing its language on northern dialects. It has been meticulously crafted into vivid, highly expressive, and exceptionally rich literary language, truly reaching the pinnacle of perfection.