Woman of Letters

Woman of Letters

Have been reading WATER MARGIN

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Naomi K
Feb 14, 2016
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This is a medieval chinese book that is, supposedly, about a group of virtuous bandits that gather together in a marsh, in opposition to the vicious and corrupt officials of the Song Dynasty. However, I wonder if any of the people who describe the bandits this way have actually read the book, because actually the bandits are quite vicious and amoral!

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