Jin Yong's Martial Arts Fiction and the Kungfu Industrial Complex: electromagnetism & magnetism ” Provocative

” Provocative

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literary and topical allusions *a full textual apparatus including transcriptions of significant deletions and revisions *a bibliography of further reading

'Beautifully written and fiercely honest' Deborah Challinor

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Jin Yong's Martial Arts Fiction and the Kungfu Industrial Complex: electromagnetism & magnetism ” ProvocativeJin Yong's Martial Arts Fiction and the Kungfu Industrial Complex is an analysis of the role of Jin Yong's stories and characters in the construction of the "kungfu industrial complex" a complicated, multi dimensional cultural business matrix related to the production and consumption of martial arts fiction, film, and legacy. The author first explicates the "kungfu cultural literacy" that makes Jin Yong's characters and stories intelligible and