tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406877560061160385.post4917196797286041991..comments2023-06-28T14:27:17.346+01:00Comments on Kodabar DayZ blog: 12 Chinese films I'm looking forward to in 2012 (part one)kodabarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12012946263315748858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406877560061160385.post-20644432979210822372012-01-13T11:30:30.144+00:002012-01-13T11:30:30.144+00:00I can thorough recommend the Water Margin book, Ou...I can thorough recommend the Water Margin book, Outlaws of the Marsh. The Sidney Shapiro translation is pretty good and the translation notes alone are worth the price.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_of_the_Marsh<br /><br />The four volumes can be had for fifteen to twenty quid on Amazon<br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Outlaws-Translated-Shapiro-Complete-Slipcase/dp/7119016628/kodabarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012946263315748858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406877560061160385.post-35729659581553996552012-01-13T11:24:47.014+00:002012-01-13T11:24:47.014+00:00Regrettably, my experience of "Journey to the...Regrettably, my experience of "Journey to the West" is forever tarnished by my having seen a low budget Japanese soft porn version....<br /><br />Furthermore, I was one of those wierdos who always preferred "The Water Margin" to "Monkey".<br /><br />I have, however, read the book (at least, the not-terribly faithful Waley translation), and enjoyed it a lot, so I'm not totally lost :)ninthcouncilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343092440965289189noreply@blogger.com