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A forgotten early European encounter with one of China’s greatest epics - restored to English for the first time.
Published in Finland in 1912, The Rebel Lu Da is a rare literary artifact: a condensed European adaptation of the Chinese classic Water Margin, focusing on one of its most vivid and beloved figures - the fierce, impulsive warrior Lu Da, later known as the monk Lu Zhishen.
Rather than attempting to translate the full epic, this early 20th-century retelling isolates Lu Da’s arc and reshapes it into a fast-moving, comic, and often brutal adventure narrative. We follow him as a soldier, a rebel, a reluctant monk, and a law-breaking hero whose strength and moral instinct place him perpetually at odds with authority, vows, and social order.
Written at a time when Western knowledge of Chinese literature was fragmentary and exoticized, this adaptation offers a fascinating historical lens: a pre-modern European reading of Chinese storytelling, humor, violence, and heroism - decades before standardized sinological translations became common.
This English edition is translated from the original 1912 Finnish publication and presented as a literary and historical curiosity, not a replacement for the complete Chinese epic. It is intended for readers interested in:
- early Western receptions of Chinese literature
- character-driven adventure tales
- rogue heroes and rebel figures
- the cultural history of translation
Concise, energetic, and unmistakably shaped by its time, The Rebel Lu Da stands at the crossroads of Chinese epic tradition and early 20th-century European literary taste - a small but vivid bridge between worlds.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A forgotten early European encounter with one of China's greatest epics - restored to English for the first time.Published in Finland in 1912, The Rebel Lu Da is a rare literary artifact: a condensed European adaptation of the Chinese classic Water Margin, focusing on one of its most vivid and beloved figures - the fierce, impulsive warrior Lu Da, later known as the monk Lu Zhishen.Rather than attempting to translate the full epic, this early 20th-century retelling isolates Lu Da's arc and reshapes it into a fast-moving, comic, and often brutal adventure narrative. We follow him as a soldier, a rebel, a reluctant monk, and a law-breaking hero whose strength and moral instinct place him perpetually at odds with authority, vows, and social order.Written at a time when Western knowledge of Chinese literature was fragmentary and exoticized, this adaptation offers a fascinating historical lens: a pre-modern European reading of Chinese storytelling, humor, violence, and heroism - decades before standardized sinological translations became common.This English edition is translated from the original 1912 Finnish publication and presented as a literary and historical curiosity, not a replacement for the complete Chinese epic. It is intended for readers interested in: - early Western receptions of Chinese literature- character-driven adventure tales- rogue heroes and rebel figures- the cultural history of translationConcise, energetic, and unmistakably shaped by its time, The Rebel Lu Da stands at the crossroads of Chinese epic tradition and early 20th-century European literary taste - a small but vivid bridge between worlds. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247590866
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A forgotten early European encounter with one of China's greatest epics - restored to English for the first time.Published in Finland in 1912, The Rebel Lu Da is a rare literary artifact: a condensed European adaptation of the Chinese classic Water Margin, focusing on one of its most vivid and beloved figures - the fierce, impulsive warrior Lu Da, later known as the monk Lu Zhishen.Rather than attempting to translate the full epic, this early 20th-century retelling isolates Lu Da's arc and reshapes it into a fast-moving, comic, and often brutal adventure narrative. We follow him as a soldier, a rebel, a reluctant monk, and a law-breaking hero whose strength and moral instinct place him perpetually at odds with authority, vows, and social order.Written at a time when Western knowledge of Chinese literature was fragmentary and exoticized, this adaptation offers a fascinating historical lens: a pre-modern European reading of Chinese storytelling, humor, violence, and heroism - decades before standardized sinological translations became common.This English edition is translated from the original 1912 Finnish publication and presented as a literary and historical curiosity, not a replacement for the complete Chinese epic. It is intended for readers interested in: - early Western receptions of Chinese literature- character-driven adventure tales- rogue heroes and rebel figures- the cultural history of translationConcise, energetic, and unmistakably shaped by its time, The Rebel Lu Da stands at the crossroads of Chinese epic tradition and early 20th-century European literary taste - a small but vivid bridge between worlds. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247590866
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A forgotten early European encounter with one of China's greatest epics - restored to English for the first time.Published in Finland in 1912, The Rebel Lu Da is a rare literary artifact: a condensed European adaptation of the Chinese classic Water Margin, focusing on one of its most vivid and beloved figures - the fierce, impulsive warrior Lu Da, later known as the monk Lu Zhishen.Rather than attempting to translate the full epic, this early 20th-century retelling isolates Lu Da's arc and reshapes it into a fast-moving, comic, and often brutal adventure narrative. We follow him as a soldier, a rebel, a reluctant monk, and a law-breaking hero whose strength and moral instinct place him perpetually at odds with authority, vows, and social order.Written at a time when Western knowledge of Chinese literature was fragmentary and exoticized, this adaptation offers a fascinating historical lens: a pre-modern European reading of Chinese storytelling, humor, violence, and heroism - decades before standardized sinological translations became common.This English edition is translated from the original 1912 Finnish publication and presented as a literary and historical curiosity, not a replacement for the complete Chinese epic. It is intended for readers interested in: - early Western receptions of Chinese literature- character-driven adventure tales- rogue heroes and rebel figures- the cultural history of translationConcise, energetic, and unmistakably shaped by its time, The Rebel Lu Da stands at the crossroads of Chinese epic tradition and early 20th-century European literary taste - a small but vivid bridge between worlds. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798247590866
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