燕市俠伶: A Chivalrous Actor in Beijing

by Wang Dulu

王度廬是中國著名的武俠言情小說作家，在上個世紀三四十年代曾發表过大量小說、雜文、詩詞等作品。《鶴驚昆侖》、《寶劍金釵》、《劍氣珠光》、《臥虎藏龍》、《鐵騎銀瓶》是王度廬創作的五部內容相互關聯，又各自獨立的武俠悲情小說，通常被合稱為“鶴-鐵五部”。2000年李安導演根據該系列改編的電影《臥虎藏龍》，曾獲得40多個國際電影大獎，並榮獲了第73屆奧斯卡最佳外語片等四項大獎。 本社出版的《王度廬選集》，收入了王度廬先生的不同時期不同類型的部分作品。 《燕市侠伶》發表於1948年，王宏於2021年對其做了一些必要整理和訂正。本書描寫了清朝年間一个年輕俠客潛入北京，入戲班學戲，準備在演出時刺殺貪官，以報殺父之仇的故事。本書續集《梅花香手帕》尚未發現） Dulu Wang (1909-1977) was a famous Chinese Chivalry (Martial Art) novelist in the nineteen thirties and forties who wrote many novels including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Pentalogy which was adapted into a film under the title “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” by Ang Lee and his colleagues in 2000. Its spectacular action, rhapsodic landscapes and tragic romance have touched audiences in Asia, North America and around the world and won over 40 awards and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography. In 2019, the film was ranked the 51st in 100 best films of the 21st century list by Guardian. Dulu Wang is considered one of the five greatest wuxia (which literally means “martial hero”) fiction writers of the Northern School in the Republican. He was less interested in writing about ruthless killings; instead he focused on his characters’ development, their emotions, friendship, and passions. Wang had great sympathy for women who suffered cruel oppression by the society and its feudal system, and his novels featured many strong female characters, warriors, and heroines. Most of his stories featured tragic endings. His perfect combination of chivalry, romance and tragedy in his novels have thrilled many critics and readers and this style have influenced many authors.

153 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 14, 2021

About the author

AKA 王度廬, Wang Dulu

Wang Baoxiang (1909 – 12 February 1977) was a Chinese mystery, science fiction, and wuxia romance novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Wang Dulu. Wang is also known by the courtesy name Xiaoyu.
He is most well known in the West for his series of interlinked novels, collectively referred to as Crane-Iron Series, which includes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The novel been adapted to film and television several times, most notably the award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee.