The definitive edition legends of the condor heroes preorder price guarantee. This is the first english translation since this book was first published back in 1957. His wuxia novels have a widespread following in chinese communities worldwide. Great martial arts wuxia novels by jin yong and gu long translated into english by lanny.
He also has many fans in other asian countries like japan, korea, malaysia, vietnam. I personally grew up with it, and jin yongs martial arts literature has become a. The epic chinese classic and phenomenon published in the us for the first time. Jin yongs epic condor trilogy, the lord of the rings of. This series has been filmed multiple times, and the books have been in print for half a century. The jin yong books were not officially published in china until the 1980s, after cha famously met the nations former leader deng xiaopinga. Louis cha leungyung gbm obe better known by his pen name jin yong chinese. Louis cha aka zha liangyong cha leung yung, was born on june 6, 1924. He is known to most by his penname jin yong or kamyung cantonese, and is one of the most influential modern chinese. Louis cha, gbm, obe born 6 february 1924, better known by his pen name jin yong, sometimes read andor written as chin yung, is a modern chineselanguage novelist. Due to popular demand, we have also added other existing fan translations as web pages, however they are not annotated for the time being. Louis cha, who wrote beloved chinese martial arts novels. The name of jin yong dr louis cha is wellknown by every chinese.
Born in mainland china, he spent most of his life writing. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Click download or read online button to get jin yong book now. Jin yongs works have not received much academic attention outside of chinese speaking locations, and one of the reasons is because there is a lack of english. After all the novels had been published, it was discovered that that first character in the. Jin yongs work has been directly adapted as movies, television shows, video games and in other media, and inspired a gamut of other works. The sites where i found jin yong english translations stopped updating years ago and it wasnt until recently i found out that his stories were still actively being fantranslated. A fantastical generational saga and kung fu epic, jin yongs a. You might find this book quite different from many other famous books. His works have been translated into many languages including english, french, korean, japanese, vietnamese, thai, burmese, malay and indonesian.
Legends of the condor heroes has been compared to lord of the rings and game of thrones works by jin yong aka chinas tolkein will be translated into english. Jin yongs heroes now in english hong kong journalist and newspaper editor louis cha, 94, who goes by the pen name jin yong, is considered the grandfather of chinese martial arts fiction. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to. Jin yong novels the book and the sword sword stained with royal blood. In the last few years, jinyongs novels have been translated into english. Since his first novels were published in serial form in hong kong during the. Chinese classic condor heroes takes wing in english. All in all, the trilogy will be translated into 12 books. A bond undone is the second book in jin yongs epic chinese classic and phenomenon legends of condor heroes series, published in the us for the first time in the jin capital of zhongdu, guo jing. The worlds biggest kung fu fantasy writer, jin yong enjoys huge popularity in the. Jin yong and the modern chinese martial arts novel. Louis chas acclaimed trilogy to be translated into english. Jin yongs wuxia novels are listed below in chronological order.
Anna holmwoods translation allows english readers to enter jin. Jin yongs epic condor trilogy, the lord of the rings of chinese literature, is finally being translated into english. This series has been filmed multiple times, and the books. Louis cha leungyung, pen name jin yong, died in 2018, having sold hundreds of millions of books. Louis cha jin yong novel legends of the condor heroes. His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. Jin yongs chinese martial arts novel published in english. Having cofounded the hong kong daily ming pao in 1959, he was the papers first editorinchief. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jin yong books online. A hero born by jin yong, translated by anna holmwood is the first book in.
The complete jin yong wuxia novel collection licensed for international sales chinese edition a hero born. A bond undone is the second book in jin yongs epic chinese classic and phenomenon legends of condor heroes series, published in the us for the first time. When i first heard about the publication of the english translation of this book. Louis cha jin yong novel legends of the condor heroes book. J in yong is an unfamiliar name in the englishspeaking world but a superstar in the chinesespeaking one. But fans will soon get more from the writer as his most popular trilogy, named after the. Despite their popularity, only three of jin yongs martial arts novels have been translated into english. But fans will soon get more from the writer as his most popular trilogy, named after the first of the three books, legends of the condor heroes, is scheduled to hit bookstores in february. All these web pages are optimised to be easily read on all. Chinese classic condor heroes takes wing in english jin yong s wildly popular historical series legends of the condor heroes has been adapted many times for chinese tv, movies and comics, and.
For the books of guo jings creator, the author known as jin yong, have already sold more than 300m copies. According to the oxford guide to contemporary world literature, jin yongs novels are considered to be of very high quality and are able. It has been a long road to publication in the english language for jin yong, one of chinas most renowned writers, whose footprint on the nations cultural landscape is vast. Jin yong pen name of louis cha was a true phenomenon in the chinesespeaking world. Jin yong is an enormous name in chinese literatureand finally were getting english translations of one of his most famous series, legends of the condor heroes. Wuxia kung fu fiction novel by jin yong and gu long. Chinese classic condor heroes takes wing in english jin yongs wildly popular historical series legends of the condor heroes has been adapted many times for chinese tv, movies and.
Second installment in popular chinese writer jin yongs immensely popular legends of the condor heroes series a hero born, 2019. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Louis cha jin yong novel legends of the condor heroes book two is out in english, and its thrilling. London xinhua a hero born, the first volume of famous chinese martial arts novelist jin yongs legends of the condor heroes, was on thursday feb 22 published in english for the first. The fifteenth and last book published, sword of the yue maiden, was left out as a couplet.
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