{"product_id":"golden-lotus-a-saga-of-ambition-murder-and-lust-in-medieval-china-unabridged-edition-paperback","title":"Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China (Unabridged Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLanling Xiaoxiao Sheng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClement Egerton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eShu Qingchun\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The greatest novel of physical love which China has produced.\" --\u003ci\u003ePearl S. Buck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA saga of ruthless ambition, murder, and lust, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Lotus (Jin Ping Mei)\u003c\/i\u003e has been called the fifth Great Classical Novel in Chinese literature, joining the Four Great Classics: \u003ci\u003eJourney to the West, The Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDream of the Red Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e), and is recognized as one of the Four Masterworks of the Ming novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Golden Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Ximen Qing, a wealthy, unscrupulous merchant who takes the beautiful and ambitious widow Pan Jinlian as his fifth wife. Jinlian is not content to accept her position and schemes to dominate her husband and improve her standing in society by using sex as her weapon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the story unfolds, Ximen Qing embarks on a series sexual conquests and Pan Jinlian exploits her husband's lust, ultimately causing the downfall of the entire family. The story's dramatic climax vividly portrays the lengths to which ambitious people will go to gain influence. It also lays bare the rivalries within wealthy families of privilege while chronicling their rise and fall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIconic in China, \u003ci\u003eGolden Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e has been alternately banned and lauded for centuries, all the while still avidly read as a popular page-turner. This new Tuttle edition, now available in a single unabridged volume, includes a superb introduction by Robert Hegel of Washington University, who explains the book's importance as the first novel in the Chinese tradition attributable to a single author.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClement Egerton\u003c\/b\u003e was at various times a senior officer in the British army, an Anglican bishop, and a writer, editor, and photographer, but he is best known for his enduring translation of \u003ci\u003eGolden Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShu Qingchun\u003c\/b\u003e became famous as the Beijing novelist and dramatist Lao She whose best-known work may be \u003ci\u003eRickshaw Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. He was killed, or committed suicide, during the Cultural Revolution in Mao's China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Hegel\u003c\/b\u003e is a specialist in Chinese literature and is the former Liselotte Dieckmann Professor of Comparative Literature and professor of Chinese in East Asian Languages at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984020177197,"sku":"9780804856720","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/FnrVrh0KXY9780804856720.webp?v=1776081429","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/golden-lotus-a-saga-of-ambition-murder-and-lust-in-medieval-china-unabridged-edition-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}