
Language
zh
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Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2018-05-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Often credited with shaping one of China’s greatest historical novels, this 14th-century writer is closely linked with the enduring legend of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. His life is shadowy, but his storytelling helped define the Chinese novel for centuries to come.
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1574–1646
A lively Ming-dynasty writer and editor, he helped shape the Chinese short story into something vivid, dramatic, and wonderfully readable. His collections gathered tales of love, trickery, justice, and everyday life that still feel strikingly human.
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