Paper Swordsmen

Paper Swordsmen
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 0824827635
ISBN-13 : 9780824827632
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Book Synopsis Paper Swordsmen by : John Christopher Hamm

Download or read book Paper Swordsmen written by John Christopher Hamm and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.


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