Selected Stories from the Records of the Grand Historian

Author: Sima Qian
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: This book is a selected of the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji). The Shiji is one of the "Twenty-Four Histories" of ancient China, written by the renowned historian Sima Qian as his "personal perspective" on the relationship between heaven's ways and human affairs, and on the changes throughout history. It pioneered the historical genre of "annals and biographies," which prioritizes humans as the center for recording history. From emperors and generals to farmers, artisans, and merchants, the numerous vivid portraits form a magnificent historical panorama! The Shiji possesses the charm of historical authenticity, the charm of historical insight, the charm of its form, the charm of its literary expression, the charm of practical application, and the charm of inspiring life. Therefore, Mr. Lu Xun called it "the peerless song of historians, an unrhymed Li Sao."