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This is the third volume of a series of the new translation of the
Chinese classical novel generally known as The Water Margin. In
this volume, the company of outlaws on Mount Liang continues to
grow - a butcher, a blacksmith, a public executioner, a petty
thief... and the usual generals defecting from the government
forces. Lu Zhishen, the Flowery Monk, and his companions from Twin
Dragon Peak reappear and finally join the company, uniting two
important strands of the story. Some episodes are relatively light:
a tiger is stolen, an innkeeper's favourite rooster is illicitly
eaten, Iron Ox is lowered to the bottom of a well and nearly gets
forgotten. But in general the mood is darker. The naked bodies of a
lecherous wife is carved up, an innocent child is mercilessly
dispatched to gain a reluctant recruit. Chao Gai, the leader on
Mount Liang, is killed in battle. Song Jiang replaces him, but for
how long can he control his unruly forces? Despite the attraction
of the life on the marshes, with its rootless freedom and rough
code of honour, we are not to forget how the story was launched,
when 108 Demon Princes were released in a black cloud. This series
of new translation by John and Alex Dent-Young is also the first
English translation of the 120-chapter version of The Water Margin.
The translators have made the English translation as readable to
English readers as possible by finding meaningful equivalents for
many local terms and proverbial expressions, while aiming to retain
some flavour of other times and customs. Readers in the West, even
with no specialized knowledge of Chinese, will certainly enjoy the
stories and characters presented in the novel.
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