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geraineonI was recently reminded of the wuxia and xianxia edition in Strange Horizons (an online speculative fiction magazine).
Link: http://strangehorizons.com/issue/29-may-2023/
In particular, I found this essay about Dongfang Bubai to be an interesting read (mostly because my favourite characters in The Smiling Proud Wanderer is decidedly all the side characters including DFBB who only appeared briefly) and relevant to this community (because it's about a novel). This essay talks about the story from the perspective of DFBB.
I thought maybe others might be interested too, so sharing it here!
Note: My knowledge of this novel is all through TV adaptations. I particularly imprinted on the 1996 TVB adaptation State of Divinity. Maybe I'll just make this my first actual Jin Yong book to read...
Link: http://strangehorizons.com/issue/29-may-2023/
In particular, I found this essay about Dongfang Bubai to be an interesting read (mostly because my favourite characters in The Smiling Proud Wanderer is decidedly all the side characters including DFBB who only appeared briefly) and relevant to this community (because it's about a novel). This essay talks about the story from the perspective of DFBB.
I thought maybe others might be interested too, so sharing it here!
Note: My knowledge of this novel is all through TV adaptations. I particularly imprinted on the 1996 TVB adaptation State of Divinity. Maybe I'll just make this my first actual Jin Yong book to read...
