Quelling the Demons' Revolt : : A Novel from Ming China / / Guanzhong Luo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Luo, Guanzhong,
• TeilnehmendeR: Hanan, Patrick.; Wang, David Der-wei.; Widmer, Ellen B.
• MitwirkendeR: Wang, David Der-Wei,; Widmer, Ellen B.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018]; ©2017
• שנת הוצאה לאור: 2018
• שפה: English
• סדרה: Translations from the Asian Classics
• תיאור פיזי: 1 online resource

In this Ming-era novel, historical narrative, raucous humor, and the supernatural are interwoven to tell the tale of an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Song dynasty. A poor young girl meets an old woman who gives her a magic book that allows her to create rice and money. Her father, terrified...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction
• Quelling the Demons' Revolt
• Notes