Lee Mun-yeol: Lee Mun-yeol's Water Margin 10

*Lee Mun-yeol’s Water Margin*, a spirited tale of 108 heroes and valiant men, tells the story of 108 heroes gathered at Mt. Liang, southeast of Shouzhang County in Shandong, under the banner of "executing justice on behalf of Heaven," to uphold justice for the powerless people during the late Northern Song dynasty, when the regime was being manipulated by treacherous officials. Author Lee Mun-yeol, a representative figure of our time, has vividly brought to life the vast scope of the original work by Shi Nai'an with his distinctive writing style. Now, 30 years after the first edition, *Lee Mun-yeol’s Water Margin* has been re-published, which he has titled the "Definitive Edition," deeming it the "final edition of *Water Margin* to be released under my name." “From ancient times, nations without integrity were bound to perish, those ignorant of propriety were bound to die, ill-gotten wealth was bound to be plundered, and generals without courage were bound to lose battles. Since this is the law of nature, what is there to find strange about it?” Indeed, during the late Northern Song dynasty, when cannibalism was rampant, the people lived lives of blood-draining suffering due to the extravagant Emperor Daojun, the collusion between ministers and eunuchs, conflicts with neighboring countries, exploitation by local officials, and the Song army that engaged in plunder and cannibalism in the name of loyalty. A band of bandits gathered at Liangshan Mountain after committing all manner of murder, plunder, and looting in defiance of the oppression, injustice, and corruption of such a world. The story features 108 bandits, including Song Jiang, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, the petty thief Shi Qian, and the water spirit Wan Xiaoqi; it unfolds with tension, describing the historical context, character traits, and the progression of events as if they were a tense fight scene happening right beside you. This book does not end merely as a heroic tale of a band of rough bandits.

Korean title: 이문열 수호지 10

Korean author: 이문열

Korean publisher: 알에이치코리아

ISBN-13: 9788925588469