num_pages: 360
description: The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely read forms of modern Chinese fiction. It is popular not only within Chinese-language communities but in translation throughout East Asia and in cinematic and other adaptations throughout the world. In Paper Swordsmen, 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.
language: English
title: Paper Swordsmen: Jin Yong And the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel
titlecomplete: Paper Swordsmen: Jin Yong And the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel
genres: China, Asian Literature, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 15
publisher: University of Hawaii Press