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Water Margin

Water Margin (simplified Chinese: 水浒传; traditional Chinese: 水滸傳; pinyin: Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), also called Outlaws of the Marsh or All Men Are Brothers, is a Chinese novel from the Ming dynasty that is one of the preeminent Classic Chinese Novels. Attributed to Shi Nai'an, Water Margin was one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin Chinese.

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Author
Shi Nai'an (subject to academic debate)
Genre
Historical fiction
Publication date
Uncertain, perhaps mid-14th century; definitely before 1524
Dewey Decimal
895.1346
Language
Written vernacular Chinese
Original text
Water Margin at Chinese Wikisource

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Water Margin

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related to Bibliography · 161
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related to Non-English translations · 62
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related to Video games · 41
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related to Can Shui Hu · 30
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related to Film · 28
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related to Shi Hui · 26
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related to Television · 24
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related to Luo Guanzhong · 23
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related to Other notable Water Margin sequels · 23
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related to Religion · 22
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Water MarginAuthorShi Nai'an (subject to academic debate)1.00infobox
Water MarginDewey Decimal895.13461.00infobox
Water MarginGenreHistorical fiction1.00infobox
Water MarginLanguageWritten vernacular Chinese1.00infobox
Water MarginOriginal textWater Margin at Chinese Wikisource1.00infobox
Water MarginPublication dateUncertain, perhaps mid-14th century; definitely before 15241.00infobox
Water MarginPublication placeChina1.00infobox
Water MarginPublished in English71- and 100-chapter version: 1980 120-chapter version: 1994–2002 71-chapter version: 20101.00infobox
Water MarginSet inMount Liang, c. 11201.00infobox
Water MarginTranslatorJ. H. Jackson, Pearl S. Buck, Sidney Shapiro, Alex and John Dent-Young1.00infobox
Water Marginis acompilation of folk tales titled Old Affairs of the Xuanhe Period0.90text
Water Marginis aonly one0.90text
Water Marginis awork of socialism0.90text
Water Marginis apolitical novel.According to Li Shi0.90text
Water Marginis a100-chapter version published in 15890.90text

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