Author: Luo Guanzhong.
Nationality: China.
Content abstract: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the historical situation of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty, focusing on war, and tells the story of the warlord scuffle in the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the political and military struggle between Wei, Shu and Wu, and finally Sima Yan unified the three countries and established the Jin Dynasty. It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions during the Three Kingdoms period, summarizes the historical changes of this era, and shapes a group of heroes of the Three Kingdoms. The book can be roughly divided into five parts: The Yellow turban insurrectionary, Dong Zhuo's rebellion, competing among the heroes, the Three Kingdoms' separation, and the Three Kingdoms' return to Jin. On the vast historical stage, a magnificent war scene was staged. Luo Guanzhong, the author, combines the thirty-six strategies of Sun Tzu's Art of War between the lines, including both the plot and the strategy of Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Highlight: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the earliest historical novel in China, which describes the complicated political, military and diplomatic struggles between the three feudal ruling groups, Cao Wei, Sun Wu, in the historical period from the end of Han Dynasty to the beginning of Jin Dynasty. It has played a positive role in spreading the experience of political and military struggle and promoting the prosperity of historical romance creation.