檔不住的話題與好口碑,書評盛讚譽為「華文世界的《魔戒三部曲》」
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義結金蘭的郭嘯天、楊鐵心,隱居於臨安郊外。然而一場完顏洪烈策動的迫害,使得郭嘯天身亡,楊鐵心下落不明,他們懷有身孕的妻子李萍、包惜弱倉皇逃離中原,分別生下兩家的孩子:郭靖與楊康。
郭靖生於大漠,在成吉思汗的軍隊中成長茁壯,後獲江南七怪等人傳授武功,而被隱瞞身世的楊康,自幼以小王爺完顏康的身分,生養於皇族之家。
他敦厚、忠誠、充滿俠義精神;
他高貴、狡黠、懷著巨大的野心。
他們的命運已經被寫下,這對幼時未曾碰面的義兄弟,注定將要和自己完全不同的對手正面交鋒……。
這部廣為人知、多次翻拍為影視作品的武俠經典,英譯版終於問世。出版社MacLehose Press籌畫數年,預計將完整翻譯被譽為華文界《魔戒三部曲》的系列小說──《射鵰英雄傳》、《神鵰俠侶》和《倚天屠龍記》,堪稱是出版界歷次翻譯金庸作品的嘗試中,最具野心的計畫,期待透過語言、文字的轉換,讓英文讀者也能感受金庸小說的魅力。【文/博客來編譯】
The most popular series by the most successful Chinese author - a cultural monument translated into English for the first time.
THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 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.