A Hero Born
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A Hero Born
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Carolyn Oldershaw, Daniel York Loh
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Carolyn Oldershaw
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THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD.
China: 1200 A.D.
The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan.
Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army. He is humble, loyal, perhaps not altogether wise, and is fated from birth to one day confront an opponent who is the opposite of him in every way: privileged, cunning and flawlessly trained in the martial arts.
Guided by his faithful shifus, The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing must return to China - to the Garden of the Drunken Immortals in Jiaxing - to fulfil his destiny. But in a divided land riven by war and betrayal, his courage and his loyalties will be tested at every turn.
Translated from the Chinese by Anna Holmwood
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Jin Yong's oeuvre has been passed down in the East from generation to generation and thus nurtures people of all ages. For adults, they are fairy tales, while for children, they are mythologies. Anyone who longs to grow up and yearns for innocence after reaching maturity must read his novels. (Yan Lianke, Man Booker International shortlisted author)
Jin Yong (Louis Cha) has long been a legend in China. Now Anna Holmwood's elegant translation brings his world to English readers in all its historical glory . . . [A] unique treat for historical and fantasy fiction fans. Prepare to be hooked! (Paul French, author of Midnight in Peking)
[Jin Yong's] fantasy worlds rival J.R.R. Tolkien's every bit in creativity, breadth, and depth
Jin Yong . . . is working with themes that are absolutely timeless - good versus evil, love versus sacrifice, nature versus nurture, honour versus deceit . . . This is magnificent writing that will more than reward your patience. It's also nice to finally read a translation that isn't stilted in any way and is as fresh on the page as if the source material were written yesterday. (Ian White)
The pace and drama is as swift and smooth as the intricate and detailed fighting scenes. This is the first in the series and I shall look forward to reading the second.
The world's biggest kung fu fantasy writer . . . Guo Jing, a young soldier among the massed ranks of Genghis Khan's invading army and son of a murdered warrior, may soon become as familiar a questing literary figure as Frodo Baggins from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, or Jon Snow from Game of Thrones. (Vanessa Thorpe)
A Chinese Lord of the Rings.
A stirring epic, full of gravity-defying kung fu, treachery, loyalty and love . . . hugely entertaining. (Antonia Senior)
In Anna Holmwood's spirited translation, this action-packed and ideas-laden saga is as revealing of modern as of ancient China.
Because of the scope of the narrative, both in terms of time scale and geography, and the sheer number of characters, it's the unreal action and clever plot twists that captivate . . . You'll be rooting for the heroes to the end. (Miriam McDonald)
This publishing phenomenon comes to us in a brisk and thrilling new translation . . . The tale is like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along. (Jamie Buxton)
The most widely read Chinese writer alive. His books have been adapted into TV series, films and video games, and his dense, immersive world inspires the kind of adoration bestowed on those created by writers like western worldbuilders such as JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling and George RR Martin. (Marcel Theroux)
The story itself is an absurd plot chock-full of dumb two-dimensional characters who confuse an extreme sense of pride and patriotism for good.
The sorry plot will enfold itself regardless of common sense :
- in the beginning, in the night, a lady saves a dying enemy soldier (who, conveniently, happens to be an evil handsome prince from the enemy's side) who falls in love with her at first sight. She tries to tell her husband (who may have killed the bastard), but whatever she did, she just couldn't wake him up (what the hell?). The dying soldier is gone in the next morning, and later an army comes by, kills the man and kidnaps the woman. We don't really know why the army does so (maybe the evil prince was behind it?), but they are led by an evil and corrupt officer, so I guess that's enough of a reason.
- the evil and corrupt officer flees to the north with the woman he kidnapped, being pursued by strong martial artists who want to free her. He knows she is the only reason why they keep chasing him, but releasing her and going back to his normal life never crosses his mind. He wasn't even attracted to the woman, and we'll never be given any reason as why he kept her with him.
- ... and much more non-sense will unfold. But the plot must go on!
Good and evil is extremely simplistic and racist in the book. Evil characters are treacherous murderous rapists, and mostly on the side of the Jin empire. The Song empire is full of corrupted evil officials as well who use the army and their power against innocent citizens, but somehow they still are the good side, as it's the side of the Han chinese who have superior culture and purity of heart (to be opposed to the Jins, who are evil invaders who rape and kill everyone they face).
There is a incredibly strong confusion throughout the book between good and honor or being patriotic (pro-Song/Han), and violent and murderous characters will often be praised as good people as their extreme violence and imperviousness to any form of reason is due to their great love for their country or their impeccable honor that cannot be sullied.
Ethics are just one of the very simplistic thing in this book unfortunately. In the case of love, the hero (who is described as a dullard by the novel's characters, which is saying something) will meet his future wife in a tavern. She asks him to give him more and more things, and he agrees everytime. She is so moved by his naivety that she falls in love. Wow.
I've heard that foreigners (= non-chinese) cannot like Jin Yong's work due to it being too hard to translate. I have to disagree, and I cannot see how could any translation make something worth reading out of such bad-quality material.
I can understand the enthusiasm about Jin Yong's work from people who were read the stories when they were children. I did also love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle anime, before growing up and realizing that the scenario was complete trash. It was "cool" and there were lots of flashy things, and I still have a fond spot for it.
But I cannot understand how any normally functioning adult not influenced by memories from childhood could read A Hero Born and find there anything worth their time.
Well read terrible story
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