The Return of the Condor Heroes
1959 wuxia novel by Jin Yong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Return of the Condor Heroes, also called The Giant Eagle and Its Companion,[1][2] is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the Condor Trilogy and was preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes and followed by The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. It was first serialised between 20 May 1959 and 5 July 1961 in the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.[3]
Author | Jin Yong |
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Original title | 神鵰俠侶 |
Country | Hong Kong, China |
Language | Chinese |
Series | Condor Trilogy |
Genre | Wuxia, romance |
Publisher | Ming Pao |
Publication date | 20 May 1959 |
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Preceded by | The Legend of the Condor Heroes |
Followed by | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber |
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Traditional Chinese | 神鵰俠侶 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 神雕侠侣 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | The Divine Eagle and the Heroic Couple | ||||||||||
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The story revolves around the protagonist, Yang Guo, and his lover and martial arts master, Xiaolongnü, in their adventures in the jianghu (also called the wulin, the community of martial artists), where love between master and apprentice is seen as taboo. Jin Yong revised the novel in 1970 and again in 2004. There are 40 chapters in the second and third revisions. Each chapter has a title composed of four Chinese characters. Most of the revisions are either clarifications or minor alterations of character motivations or names. The Chinese title of the novel approximately translates to The Magical Condor and its Hero Companion.