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Chinese national epic of power, war, diplomacy.

Diving into "Three Kingdoms," you're embarking on a journey through one of history's most pivotal moments—all through the lens of an author who masterfully blends history with literature. Luo Guanzhong's work is not just a window into the past; it's a mirror reflecting timeless truths about ambition, strategy, and human nature that still resonate today. If you've ever been intrigued by the grand scale of historical epics or the intricate dance of political power plays, this classic is your next must-read.

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Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel

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ISBN: 9780520224780
Date of Publication: 2004-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.26
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Three Kingdoms 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. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing interest to historians, poets, and dramatists. Writing some 1,200 years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on this rich literary heritage to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has become the Chinese national epic. Luo's novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways the Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day. 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, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, and remains a great work of world literature. The University of California Press is pleased to make the complete and unabridged translation available again.
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Chinese national epic of power, war, diplomacy.

Diving into "Three Kingdoms," you're embarking on a journey through one of history's most pivotal moments—all through the lens of an author who masterfully blends history with literature. Luo Guanzhong's work is not just a window into the past; it's a mirror reflecting timeless truths about ambition, strategy, and human nature that still resonate today. If you've ever been intrigued by the grand scale of historical epics or the intricate dance of political power plays, this classic is your next must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.