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Pre-Release due out 05/14/2026 in UK (This item will be delivered after the release date)

Title: The Water Margin
Condition: New
Author: Shi Nai'an, Luo Guanzhong
Translator: Martin Palmer
Contributor: Martin Palmer (Translated by)
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0141197455
EAN: 9780141197456
ISBN: 9780141197456
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Genre: Language & Reference
Topic: Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction
Release Date: 05/14/2026
Description:

Based on the story of the historical bandit Song Jiang and his companions, this epic tale of rebellion against tyranny and unjust government has been thrilling and inspiring readers for hundreds of years. From supernatural feats of endurance to poisonings, witchcraft and cannibalism and timeless tales of villainy and heroism, The Water Margin is a fascinating, suspenseful account of twelfth-century events during the Song Dynasty.

Here is adventure, murder, warfare and romance, in a connected series of fascinating, individual tales, told in the suspenseful manner of the traditional storyteller. This new translation from Martin Palmer conveys all the drama of the original, and is accompanied by an illuminating introduction.

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