Tuttle Classics The Water Margin, (Paperback)

from Dreesie

This classic of Chinese literature is repetitive, and there may be sooo many characters that it's impossible to remember most of them (even using the character guide in the front of the book--though really, the recurrent characters are the ones who truly matter, and even I could keep them straigh...

from idyll

The uber-source for all Kung Fu, Samurai and ultimately Westerns: Probably there's no way that a Western reader coming upon this many centuries later could understand all the subtleties, but this is a fascinating read. A combination of the Iliad and Robin Hood, but of course in a Chinese context....

from jmoncton

This is an epic Chinese classic about a group of Outlaws who are disillusioned with the rampant corruption in government. They have all experienced incredible injustice and gather one at a time to live a life as an Outlaw in Liangshan Marsh. Although, they're outlaws, they still have honor and in...

from setnahkt

Written in the 14th century about events that supposedly occurred in the 12th, Outlaws of the Marsh (aka The Water Margin) is one of the classics of Chinese literature. It's a collection of folk takes about a group of Robin-Hood-like honorable bandits that set up a fortress in China under the Son...

from carmelitasita29

This is a surprisingly readable book, full of adventure and bandits and battles. I truly enjoyed reading this book. Some of the things in this book that made me wonder were the heroes who kept getting into trouble with the government and becoming bandits, the death count, and the women who were a...