The Return of the Condor Heroes
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Jin Yong
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Longshine Publishing
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A cornerstone work that established Jin Yong as a master of martial arts fiction, and a must-read for students in hundreds of top schools!
It's one of Jin Yong's most renowned novels, depicting the journey of an ordinary man who rises to become a legendary hero. With extraordinary martial arts, a beautiful partner, and the endearing story of the naive Guo Jing and the clever Huang Rong, it is a timeless tale in the martial arts genre. From the northern deserts to the southern rivers, a pure and kind heart can transform an ordinary person into a legendary hero.
Jin Yong, born Cha Leung-yung in 1924 in Haining, Zhejiang, was a journalist, translator, editor, screenwriter, and director. In 1959, he founded the Ming Pao in Hong Kong, publishing newspapers, magazines, and books. He began serializing his first martial arts novel, The Book and the Sword, in 1955 under the pen name Jin Yong. Over time, he authored fifteen martial arts novels, pioneering a new genre in modern Chinese literature. His works have become a shared cultural language among Chinese-speaking communities worldwide, sparking academic research both domestically and internationally. His collected works have been published in both simplified and traditional Chinese, with translations available in English, French, Italian, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and more.
