Three Kingdoms: The Essentials (최소한의 삼국지)
Korean Title: 최소한의 삼국지
Author: Choi Tae-seong
Publisher: Front Page Books
ISBN: 9791193401583
352 pages | 146 * 210 mm | 530 g
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About This Book
A one-volume introduction to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, long regarded as a must-read of a lifetime. To make the wisdom and insight of this greatest Eastern classic accessible and engaging, Choi Tae-sung-Korea’s renowned lecturer with over seven million cumulative students-steps in as guide. For readers who have hesitated to begin due to the epic’s vast scale and countless characters, The Bare Minimum: Three Kingdoms distills only the essential events and figures into a single book, allowing anyone to grasp the story at a glance.
The author’s key to organizing the complexity of Three Kingdoms lies in focusing on the three major wars that define the epic. By using these largest-scale conflicts as narrative pillars, the book clarifies the overall flow of the story. Tracing the lead-up to each war and its aftermath reveals, in a clear and intuitive way, the shifting power balance among Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan, while naturally introducing the strategies, leadership, and political wisdom employed by heroes competing for supremacy.
With Choi Tae-sung’s vivid and dynamic storytelling, the narrative unfolds without unfamiliar classical terminology, drawing in first-time readers as well as those who once abandoned the original midway. Concise yet faithful to the spirit, lessons, and excitement of the original text, The Bare Minimum: Three Kingdoms offers the shortest-and deepest-path into this timeless classic. Step into a masterful lecture on the classics that sharpens thought and elevates conversation, guided by Korea’s foremost knowledge storyteller.
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