Folio Society Three Kingdoms By Luo Guanzhong Translated By Robert Moss
Item History & Price
Auction is for the Folio Society's beautiful 4-volume edition of Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, translated by Robert Moss, with an introduction by Ma Jian. Books have been read, please carefully examine all photos for condition details.
"Three Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 b.c.-a.d. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing in...terest to historians, poets, and dramatists. Writing some 1, 200 years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on this rich literary heritage to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has become the Chinese national epic. Luo's novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways the Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming dynasty masterpiece continues to be widely influential in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, and remains a great work of world literature."
Important informationabout my listings:I am not currently considering offers on anylisting that does not specifically include the "or best offer"option. Any messages with offers will be ignored, and that includes afterthe auction has ended, regardless of whether or not the item sold. (And as aheads-up, I do not always relist auctions that haven’t sold.)I will be happy to answer questions to the best ofmy ability, but please carefully examine all photos, and read boththe entire condition description and listing before asking, as yourquestion might already have been answered in the listing. Also please ask anyquestions as early as possible, as I might not be able to answer when thelisting is nearly ended. Thanks!All sales are final.****Please carefully read description and examine photos for condition anddetails.****Due to many, many issuesthat I’ve encountered with various shipping services, I will only beshipping via USPS Priority Mail at this time, and only tothe United States. Any messages requesting shipping costs to other countries, or via other shipping methods than what is listed, will be ignored.Thanks for yourunderstanding!
"Three Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 b.c.-a.d. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing in...terest to historians, poets, and dramatists. Writing some 1, 200 years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on this rich literary heritage to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has become the Chinese national epic. Luo's novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways the Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming dynasty masterpiece continues to be widely influential in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, and remains a great work of world literature."
Important informationabout my listings:I am not currently considering offers on anylisting that does not specifically include the "or best offer"option. Any messages with offers will be ignored, and that includes afterthe auction has ended, regardless of whether or not the item sold. (And as aheads-up, I do not always relist auctions that haven’t sold.)I will be happy to answer questions to the best ofmy ability, but please carefully examine all photos, and read boththe entire condition description and listing before asking, as yourquestion might already have been answered in the listing. Also please ask anyquestions as early as possible, as I might not be able to answer when thelisting is nearly ended. Thanks!All sales are final.****Please carefully read description and examine photos for condition anddetails.****Due to many, many issuesthat I’ve encountered with various shipping services, I will only beshipping via USPS Priority Mail at this time, and only tothe United States. Any messages requesting shipping costs to other countries, or via other shipping methods than what is listed, will be ignored.Thanks for yourunderstanding!
