{"product_id":"kingdoms-in-peril-a-novel-of-the-ancient-chinese-world-at-war-9780520380516","title":"Kingdoms in Peril: A Novel of the Ancient Chinese World at War","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis abridged edition introduces readers to the power and drama of this electrifying classic Chinese novel.\u003c\/b\u003e One of the great works of Chinese literature, beloved in East Asia but virtually unknown in the West, \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in Peril\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading to the unification of China under the rule of the legendary First Emperor. Writing some fourteen hundred years later, the Ming-era author Feng Menglong drew on a vast trove of literary and historical documents to compose a gripping narrative account of how China came to be China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, translated into English for the first time, \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in Peril\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the triumphs and tragedies of those five hundred years, through stories taken from the lives of the unforgettable characters that defined and shaped the age in which they lived. This abridged edition distills the novel's distinct style and its most dramatic episodes into a single volume. Maintaining the spirit and excitement of the original novel, this edition weaves together nine of the most pivotal storylines--some extremely famous, others less well known. Readers will glimpse the intensity of tectonic events that shaped everyday lives, loves, and struggles, with powerful women featuring as prominently in the novel as they have in Chinese history. There are many historical works that provide an account of some of these events, but none are as thrilling and breathtakingly memorable as \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in Peril.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12790500\"\u003eOlivia Milburn\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3865963\"\u003eFeng Menglong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520380516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520380517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC094000\"\u003eWorld Literature | China | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42654627430637,"sku":"9780520380516","price":22.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9d0e8645-f8bb-41fb-b367-70937be4fb2d.jpg?v=1649263526","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/kingdoms-in-peril-a-novel-of-the-ancient-chinese-world-at-war-9780520380516","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}