白髮魔女傳 上

by Liang Yusheng, 梁羽生

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书名:梁羽生作品集(朗声新版)_白发魔女传(07－08)(全二册)
简介:
作者:梁羽生
出版社:中山大学出版社
出版时间:2019年06月
装订方式:平装-胶订

352 pages

First published August 5, 1957

About the author

Chen Wentong (5 April 1926 – 22 January 2009), better known by his pen name Liang Yusheng, was a Chinese writer. Credited as the pioneer of the "New School" (新派) of the wuxia genre in the 20th century, Chen was one of the best known wuxia writers in the later half of the century, alongside Jin Yong and Gu Long.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liang_Yu...

Reviews

[Alice Poon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one perfect example of the skilful craft of weaving an epic wuxia story around historical events. The plot was immersive bordering on addictive and the characters (both main and side) were vividly portrayed. Although the cast is huge and there are multiple POVs in the narrative, it never felt confusing to me.

The language style is poetic and a lot of four-word phrases (similar to "chengyu") are used. Those phrases are a succinct way of expression (using minimal words to convey complexities) which is close to classical Chinese. The other wuxia fiction icon Jin Yong tended to write in more modern colloquial language with a dash of classical style. So, for translators, Liang Yusheng's writing would pose an even greater challenge than Jin Yong's.

The main story line centers on a beautiful but ruthless woman vigilante nicknamed "Devil Maiden" whose martial skills are acclaimed as matchless. She shows no mercy for villains but doesn't kill indiscriminately. While getting involved in a tug of war between corrupt court officials/eunuchs and righteous fighters of various Sects, she meets and falls for a handsome and highly skilled swordsman who later becomes the head of the Wudang Sect. He's smitten with her but his elders in the Sect are hostile towards her for personal reasons.

Various subplots create more layers of intrigue and suspense, keeping me turning the page.

I've already started on the concluding sequel (Vol. 2).

[Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

7++ stars for the feels this book gave me.

The movies would have you believe that this story is about a woman whose heart is broken because she can't be with the man she loves. LIES. It's the story of a woman versus men's expectations of women. (The women in this book, even the antagonist, accept the titular character as she is) Personality- and martial arts skills-wise, titular character is terrifying. She defeats her opponents almost all the time, recruits other women into her bandit troops, comes and goes into the imperial palace at will, all the while supporting younger women whenever she can. This rankles on men so much they call her a demoness, and she sort of goes along with it, because why not. This might be my favorite Liang Yusheng novel next to San Hua Nuxia. He believes in women finding their own place in the world and standing by their heart and beliefs, for which his writing is one of my #lifegoals.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book.

[Suzannah Rowntree · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is the final years of the Ming Dynasty. Barbarians from beyond the Great Wall, the feared Manchus, are attempting to conquer China from the north, held back only by a few brave generals (Historical spoilers: eventually they fail and the Manchus take over, setting up the Qing Dynasty). In Beijing, the last Ming Emperors decline into weakness, falling into the influence of the wicked Minister, Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch, and the new emperor's wet-nurse, his former lover Madam Ke.

In the border provinces, the young female bandit Lian Nicheng, aka Yu Luocha, "The Jade Demoness", has developed an unparalleled sword skill as she battles the injustices committed by wealthy officials and Manchu spies. This, together with her buoyant personality, leads to her making a number of enemies in the martial arts world, not least, the tradition-bound Wudang Sect.

For centuries the prestigious Wudang Sect has dominated the martial arts world. Young Zhuo Yihang, a first-generation disciple, is poised to take over from his master Taoist Priest Purple Sun as Sect Leader when he meets Yu Luocha and the two fall in love. Irretrievably torn between his love for the plucky bandit and his loyalty to the sect elders who believe her to be unorthodox and malicious, Zhuo Yihang is about to become wuxia's least-liked protagonist.

Meanwhile, a young military attache from the Manchurian frontlines undertakes a dangerous mission in search of Manchu agents in the capital. A formidable swordsman from the new Mount Heaven sect, Yue Mingke quickly realises after duelling Yu Luocha that their respective masters used to be married before their rivalry in martial arts split them apart. Realising that they are the sole inheritors of two peerless martial arts schools, Yue Mingke and Yu Luocha agree to meet ten years in the future to settle, once and for all, their masters' rivalry.

Now add: Manchu spies, imperial guards, rival bandits, snaky bureaucrats, stuffy priests, a cast of hundreds, a truly amazing number of cliffhangers, three or four MacGuffins, constant epic fight scenes, approximately fifteen years' worth of plot, and settings that roam across the length and breadth of China, and you have The Legend of the White-Haired Maiden.

(Full review now available at Vintage Novels!)