Kingdoms in Peril, Volume 1 - The Curse of the Bao Lords

"Olivia Milburn has given us a delicious romp through history, this time in her sprightly translation of the romance by the late Ming moralist Feng Menglong. The intrigues retold by Feng became the stuff of edifying proverbs in China and they became so celebrated in Europe that Voltaire adapted one for the Parisian theater. Now, at last, readers can feel the magic in this marvelous translation of an acclaimed book."—Michael Nylan, Professor and Jane K. Sather History Chair, University of California, Berkeley

"Written by the great master of vernacular literature Feng Menglong, Xin Leiguozhi is one of the finest examples of China’s tradition of historical fiction. Milburn provides the vast novel's most exciting episodes here in unabridged form and presents them in a rollicking translation that does full justice to the original work."—Wilt L. Idema, Professor Emeritus of Chinese Literature, Harvard University

About the author

Feng Menglong (1574–1646) was a Chinese novelist, historian, and poet of the late Ming Dynasty. A master storyteller, he has long been admired for the psychological realism of his characters as well as the narrative skill displayed in his novels and short story collections.

Olivia Milburn is Professor in the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong. Her previous publications include The Glory of Yue and The Spring and Autumn Annals of Master Yan.

Product details

• Authors: Feng Menglong
• Assisted by: Olivia Milburn (Translation), Milburn Olivia (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2023
• EAN: 9780520381001
• ISBN: 978-0-520-38100-1
• No. of pages: 510
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; China, HISTORY / Asia / China, Literature: history & criticism, Asian History, Fiction: general and literary, FICTION / World Literature / Asia (General), FICTION / World Literature / China / General