Smile in the Jianghu (Complete 4 Volumes)

Author: Jin Yong
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Publish Date: 1998-08-01
Features: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer is Jin Yong's later work, where his narrative and descriptive writing have reached a level of perfection and transcendent artistry. It is said that his words are full of thought, his pen flows without hesitation, and whatever he writes becomes profound and insightful. In The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, the scenes, characters, and various martial arts encounters are countless, yet they are vividly depicted, with scenes changing endlessly while remaining deeply rooted in life, making the reader feel as if they are experiencing it firsthand. For example, in the fifth chapter, Yilin carries the injured Linghu Chong out of the Qunyu Inn and into the wilderness, picking melons for him and telling him a story from the One Hundred Parables, which is almost like reading a prose piece that flows like a stream, reminiscent of childhood memories. In the seventh chapter, the section about catching fireflies is even more poetic, with the writing as clear as autumn water and emotions as innocent as a child's dream. The central theme of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer is the struggle for power in the martial arts world, where characters seek to achieve their goals by seizing the Bubishi Scroll and the Cassia Flower Manual. Eventually, both factions become entangled in the Bubishi Scroll and the Cassia Flower Manual.