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The Broken Seals - (Marshes of Mount Liang) by Nai'an Shi & Guanzhong Luo (Paperback)

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  • When Marshal Hong breaks the seals which generations of Taoist Masters have placed on the temple doors to hold back 108 incarcerated Demon Princes, powerful forces of disorder are released.
  • About the Author: John Dent-Young has taught in Burma, Sri Lanka, Spain, and Thailand, and at present is lecturer in English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • 448 Pages
  • Social Science, Ethnic Studies
  • Series Name: Marshes of Mount Liang

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When Marshal Hong breaks the seals which generations of Taoist Masters have placed on the temple doors to hold back 108 incarcerated Demon Princes, powerful forces of disorder are released. One after another, brave men fall out with officialdom and are obliged to join the brotherhood of the rivers and lakes-the mixed company of heroes and vagabonds who live by their wits and their fighting skills. The story of The Broken Seals branches this way and that, following first one hero, then another, as their paths converge and part, until finally 108 brave-but not entirely admirable-men are united at the outlaws' stronghold in the Marshes of Mount Liang.

The story takes us through the vast landscape of imperial China. We hear of epic duels, gargantuan feasts, and cunning ambushes, and we witness injustice, betrayal, murder and revenge. We are told also of the beauty of the moon during Mid-Autumn Festival or of the snow, crisp underfoot on a stormy night in the country.

This volume consists of the first twenty-two chapters of the full 120-chapter version of the classic Chinese novel by Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong. It is the first English translation based on this version and including much of the verse. It offers the English reader something of the liveliness and humour of a work which has delighted generations of Chinese readers.



About the Author



John Dent-Young has taught in Burma, Sri Lanka, Spain, and Thailand, and at present is lecturer in English at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Alex Dent-Young works as a translator with Baker and Mckenzie in Hong Kong

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Marshes of Mount Liang
Sub-Genre: Ethnic Studies
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 448
Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Nai'an Shi & Guanzhong Luo
Language: English
Street Date: June 22, 1994
TCIN: 1003268827
UPC: 9789622016026
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-6916
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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