China's great classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh, written in the fourteenth century, is a fictional account of twelfth-century events during the Song Dynasty. One by one, over a hundred men and women are forced by the harsh feudal officialdom to take to the hills. They band together and defeat every attempt of the government troops to crush them. Within this framework we find intrigue, adventure, murder, warfare, romance ... in a connected series of fascinating individual tales, told in the suspenseful manner of the traditional storyteller.
Classici Cinesi Illustrati Serie
Questa serie presenta splendide versioni illustrate di racconti classici cinesi, rendendo l'eredità letteraria accessibile a un pubblico più giovane. Ogni volume porta in vita storie e personaggi iconici attraverso narrazioni avvincenti e arte tradizionale. Funge da eccellente introduzione alla cultura e alla letteratura cinese, preservando lo spirito degli originali. La collezione è perfetta per la lettura in famiglia o per chiunque sia interessato a favole e leggende orientali.
Aus dem Chinesischen von Franz Kuhn. Mit sechzig Holzschnitten.
China's great classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh, written in the fourteenth century, is a fictional account of twelfth-century events during the Song Dynasty. One by one, over a hundred men and women are forced by the harsh feudal officialdom to take to the hills. They band together and defeat every attempt of the government troops to crush them. Within this framework we find intrigue, adventure, murder, warfare, romance ... in a connected series of fascinating individual tales, told in the suspenseful manner of the traditional storyteller.