Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Completely Annotated and Fully Translated) (4 volumes in hardcover)

by Chen Shou

Union United Press Three Kingdoms. one of the twenty-four histories. written by the Western Jin historian Chen Shou. records the Cao Wei. Shu Han. and Dong Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms period in C...

Hardcover

Published November 1, 2021

About the author

Chen Shou (233–297), courtesy name Chengzuo, was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer who lived during the Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. He started his career as an official in the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era but was demoted and sent out of the capital for his refusal to fawn on Huang Hao, an influential court eunuch in Shu in its twilight years. After the fall of Shu in 263, Chen Shou's career entered a period of stagnation before Zhang Hua recommended him to serve in the Jin government. He held mainly scribal and secretarial positions under the Jin government before dying from illness in 297. He had over 200 writings – about 30 of which he co-wrote with his relatives – attributed to him.