Xiang Yu and Liu Bang (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: [Japan] Masahiko Torii
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: One is the invincible Xiang Yu, the of a hundred victories; the other is Liu Bang, the King of Hanzhong, who never gives up even in defeat. In Chinese history, there may be no match for the dramatic and legendary confrontation between the two heroes in the Chu-Han Conflict! This is a story of the Chu-Han Conflict between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, as well as a thrilling spectacle of power and wisdom among the legendary figures like Xiang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping! How did the once heroic Xiang Yu ultimately suffer defeat at Gaoliang? How did Liu Bang, a commoner with a sword, rise from chaos to become the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty? Why did the humble Han Xin switch sides from Xiang Yu to Liu Bang? How did Zhang Liang become China's unparalleled strategist? Chen Ping's successive cunning plots, Zhao Gao's twisted desires, Zhang Han's reluctant sword—Xiang Liang's tragic fate, Peng Yue's cold-heartedness, the magical strategies of Hou Sheng, Cai Tong, and Lu Jia—the duality of good and evil, righteousness and desire, the treachery and fragility of the human heart, the rigid and the subtle—through the rise and fall of vivid characters in Masahiko Torii's narrative, readers are taken on a journey of repeated emotional shocks. And at the climax of the story, it ends abruptly like a broken string. The Story of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang was first published in 1977 in the prestigious Japanese magazine Shōsetsu Shinchō, originally titled "Han Feng Chu Yu." After its publication, it immediately caused a sensation, attracting countless readers. After a two-year, four-month serialization, the standalone book was released, receiving rave reviews and quickly becoming a household name in Japan, as well as the best-selling novel in Japanese history. It wasn't until 1987 that this record was broken by Norwegian Wood. Over more than three decades, this most influential historical novel in Japanese publishing history has only grown sharper in its edge. It has now been hailed as the definitive classic of the Chu-Han Conflict between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.