The Book and the Sword: A Martial Arts Novel
- ISBN-10
- 0195907272
- ISBN-13
- 9780195907278
- Category
- Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
- Pages
- 511
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Louis Cha, Yong Jin
Description
"The Book and the Sword was Louis Cha's first novel, published in 1955. The story has a panoramic sweep which has at its heart a few unbeatable themes: secret societies, kung fu masters, and the sensational rumour so dear to Chinese hearts that the great Manchu Emperor Qian Long was not in fact a Manchu but a Han Chinese, a line of descent that came about as a result of a 'baby swap' on the part of the Chens of Haining in Southern China. It mixes in the exotic flavours of central Asia, a lost city in the desert guarded by wolf packs, and the Fragrant Princess. This lady is an embellishment of an actual historical figure - although whether she actually smelled of flowers, we will never know." --Book Jacket.
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