A01=Christopher Hamm
Author_Christopher Hamm
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Category=FJ
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Product details
- ISBN 9780824828950
- Weight: 579g
- Dimensions: 199 x 227mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2004
- Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
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.
