Water Margin

Author: (Ming) Shi Nai'an
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: Water Margin is a novel that combines many oral traditions, storytelling scripts, and theatrical plays, and has been continuously refined and organized by scholars. The novel, with its typicality beyond reality, features a symbolic combination of events where officials oppress the people, showcasing refined and lively literary language, as well as a heroic and tragic ending that radiates dazzling brilliance. The portrayal of numerous heroic characters is vivid and full of vitality, leaving readers feeling dynamic and energetic. Their acts of chivalry and the formation of brotherhoods have been emulated by later peasant uprisings and gangster organizations, playing both positive and negative roles.