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Stories of a group of heroes, who stand for different classes of people daring to struggle against evil. There are 105 men and 3 women in all, who are oppressed by the currupt and unjust official and then rise up. These stories take place at the end of the North Song period, describing various vivid...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Shui hu zhuan.
Other Authors: Shi, Nai'an, approximately 1290-approximately 1365, Jackson, J. H., Lowe, Edwin, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Chinese.
Published: North Clarendon, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., [2010]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Tuttle classics.
Subjects:
Song, Jiang, > active 1119-1121 > Fiction.
Outlaws > China > Fiction.
China > History > Jin dynasty, 1115-1234 > Fiction.
Song, Jiang, > active 1119-1121.
Jin Dynasty (China : 1115-1234)
Outlaws.
China.
Roman.
Chinesisch.
1115-1234
History.
Fiction.
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Summary:Stories of a group of heroes, who stand for different classes of people daring to struggle against evil. There are 105 men and 3 women in all, who are oppressed by the currupt and unjust official and then rise up. These stories take place at the end of the North Song period, describing various vivid pictures of farmers' uprisings full of love and hate, ties of friendship, kindness and enmity, etc.
Item Description:"The Classic Chinese novel."
Translated from the Chinese.
Physical Description:xlix, 798 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780804840958
0804840954