{"product_id":"three-kingdoms-guanzhong-luo-9780520344556","title":"Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A material epic with an astonishing fidelity to history.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. Writing some twelve hundred years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on histories, dramas, and poems portraying the crisis to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has become the Chinese national epic. This abridged edition captures the novel's intimate and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming dynasty masterpiece continues to be widely influential in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam and remains a great work of world literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guanzhong Luo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520344553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520344556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.40w x 1.70d","brand":"Guanzhong Luo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995827241215,"sku":"9780520344556","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b06d4e85-71a0-4602-a363-d84b6b44598b.jpg?v=1683338083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-kingdoms-guanzhong-luo-9780520344556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}