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Book SynopsisTells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This title offers a view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought.
Trade Review"A material epic with an astonishing fidelity to history, which has been translated into lively English by Moss Roberts. . . . The subject matter of
Three Kingdoms has long held an extraordinary grip on the Chinese imagination. . . . No less an authority than Mao Zedong asserted that when he set out on the campaigns that would ultimately bring him to power,
Three Kingdoms was the book he valued most." * New York Times Book Review *
"[Roberts] is the perfect author to present a balanced combination of the most famous, exciting, and beautiful scenes, along with those parts that are necessary for following the plot. . . . [He] has succeeded . . . in creating an absorbing version of the book that is great fun to read." * China Review International *
"Roberts has managed to achieve a rare feat in producing a translation that is not only a fine example of meticulous scholarly translation, but that is at the same time also a highly entertaining novel which should be a delight to readers with or without any prior knowledge of Chinese literature." * Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews *
Table of ContentsTHREE KINGDOMS
A HISTORICAL NOVEL
AFTERWORD: ABOUT THREE KINGDOMS
By Moss Roberts
AFTERWORD: NOTES
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS IN THREE KINGDOMS
CHRONOLOGY OF MAIN EVENTS IN THREE KINGDOMS
TITLES, TERMS, AND OFFICES IN THREE KINGDOMS
ABBREVIATIONS
NOTES TO THREE KINGDOMS
