Consisting of two volumes, Romance of the Three Kingdoms follows the plot of La Quan Trung, from the time Dong Zhuo took power during the Eastern Han Dynasty until the Sima family unified the world and founded the Jin Dynasty.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is perhaps the most beloved work among the "Four Great Classical Novels" of China. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Zhao Zilong... went beyond the historical context and became influential figures in folklore.
Not to mention the number of television and film adaptations, comics, animations, video games... have increased the popularity of Romance of the Three Kingdoms in popular culture.
Reading, researching, and commenting on the Three Kingdoms are activities that continue from generation to generation.
So it is not surprising that even in 2023, there is still a new generation of readers who are passionately reading and retelling the Three Kingdoms from a modern perspective. Tran Loi's Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one such work.
Right from the title, the book team wanted to inform readers that this is a work that approaches a familiar story in a humorous way. And Tran Loi and his colleagues have done that by presenting it systematically and concisely, guided by laughter.
Tran Loi is not afraid to use modern language with many slangs and internet languages to paint a complex but humorous picture of the Three Kingdoms. Especially with the combination of illustrations that flexibly change between caricature and realism, making the humor and satire of the work increase significantly.
Tran Loi is a Chinese author and founder of knowledge social network accounts with over 35 million followers and over 500 million views. His works sharing historical and literary knowledge are often among the best-sellers, "phenomena" in the publishing world.
In Vietnam, following the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (translated by Nhuong Le), the two-volume book series Journey to the West has also been released to readers.
Although they are just entertaining books, the appeal of this "muddy" book genre cannot be denied. To some extent, these works also help young people have a preliminary approach to masterpieces written hundreds of years ago.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tam-quoc-lay-loi-dien-nghia-20250630084338154.htm
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