Water Margin - (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Shi Nai'an
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Water Margin is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China and also an outstanding classical novel with a wide readership. This book is based on the 120-capter edition of The Water Margin published by Rongyutang, and also references other editions such as the 120-capter edition published by Yuan Wuya. It has been meticulously collated and edited according to modern Chinese language norms, striving to fully preserve and incorporate the strengths of other versions while staying closer to contemporary readers. The book follows the peasant uprising led by figures such as Song Jiang and Chao Hui as its main narrative, profoundly revealing the social contradictions of the late Northern Song Dynasty and the internal reasons behind the uprising's occurrence, development, and eventual failure.