{"product_id":"paper-swordsmen-christopher-hamm-9780824828950","title":"Paper Swordsmen: Jin Yong and the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Hamm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 082482895X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824828950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 7.84w x 0.94d","brand":"Christopher Hamm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180143829247,"sku":"9780824828950","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c625442-986a-4907-acbe-35b63525d0c3.jpg?v=1712897590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paper-swordsmen-christopher-hamm-9780824828950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}