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The Three Leaps of Wang Lun (Die drei Sprünge des Wang-lun) is a historical novel by the German author Alfred Döblin that narrates upheaval and revolution in 18th-century China. Published in 1916 (although back-dated to 1915), this epic historical novel was Döblin's third novel (although it was the first to be published as a book).
- Alfred Döblin
- S. Fischer
- 1915
- Historical novel
The Three Leaps of Wang Lun is the story of a doomed sectarian rebellion during the reign of Emperor Ch'ien-lung (1736-1796). It is also the most sustained evocation, in any European language, of a China untouched by the West.
Based on actual accounts of a doomed rebellion during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the late 18th century, the novel tells the story of Wang Lun, a historical martial arts master and charismatic leader of the White Lotus sect, who leads a futile revolt of the “Truly Powerless.”.
The Three Leaps of Wang Lun was Alfred Döblin’s first major work, and the first Western novel to depict a China untouched by the West. It was also the first modern German novel. Written just before the Great War and published in 1915, it was hailed as a masterpiece of the new movement called Expressionism, and won the Fontane Prize.
Wang Lun’s childhood. Scene-setting: poor fishing village. Predatory bandits – gruesome details. Wang Lun’s parents. Shamanism. 33 – 36 Springtime. Wang Lun’s unruly nature. He becomes a vagabond, robber. 36-44 Scene-setting: landscape; town of Chinan-fu. Vignette: Game of wits between Wang Lun and T’uo Chin. 44 – 54
Wang, Lun, d. 1774 -- Fiction, China -- History -- Chʻien lung, 1736-1795 -- Fiction Publisher Hong Kong : Chinese University Press Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; trent_university; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English
13 de ene. de 2015 · Based on actual accounts of a doomed rebellion during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the late 18th century, the novel tells the story of Wang Lun, a historical martial arts master and charismatic leader of the White Lotus sect, who leads a futile revolt of the "Truly Powerless."
