Paper Swordsmen: Jin Yong and the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780824828950)

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.

Author: Christopher Hamm
ISBN-10: 082482895X
ISBN-13: 9780824828950
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2004
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.94h x 7.84w x 0.94d