Paper Swordsmen : Jin Yong and the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
082482895X
ISBN-13
9780824828950
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press
Imprint
University of Hawai'i Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 30th, 2004
Print length
360 Pages
Weight
582 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.70 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Thriller / suspenseThriller / suspense fictionAdventureAdventure / action fiction
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The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.
The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. In Paper Swordsmen, John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.
Through close readings of Jin Yong’s recognized masterpieces, Hamm shows how these works combine a rich literary tradition with an extraordinary narrative artistry and an evolving appreciation of the political and cultural aspects of contemporary Chinese experience.
Through close readings of Jin Yong’s recognized masterpieces, Hamm shows how these works combine a rich literary tradition with an extraordinary narrative artistry and an evolving appreciation of the political and cultural aspects of contemporary Chinese experience.
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