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Paper Swordsmen : Jin Yong and the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel
Overview
The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. In Paper Swordsmen, John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.
Through close readings of Jin Yong's recognized masterpieces, Hamm shows how these works combine a rich literary tradition with an extraordinary narrative artistry and an evolving appreciation of the political and cultural aspects of contemporary Chinese experience.
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- ISBN-13: 9780824828950
- ISBN-10: 082482895X
- Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
- Publish Date: November 2004
- Dimensions: 8.94 x 7.84 x 0.94 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.26 pounds
- Page Count: 360
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