Dealing with plots, complex men, wars, intrigues, marriages and. Description romance of the three kingdoms, written by luo guanzhong in the 14th century, is a historical novel set amidst the turbulent years near the end of the han dynasty and the three kingdoms era of chinese history, starting in 169 ce and ending with the reunification of the land in 280 ce. Three kingdoms, a historical novel by guanzhong luo paperback. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read three kingdoms. See all 16 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He is the translator and editor of chinese fairy tales and fantasies 1979. Romance of the three kingdoms by guanzhong abebooks. Luo guanzhong, quote from romance of the three kingdoms, vol. Three kingdoms a historical novel, fifteenth anniversary abridged edition with a new foreword. An epic chinese tale of loyalty and war in a dynamic new translations by luo guanzhong, ronald c.
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