2021年12月4日 星期六

The Power of the Dog and the films tackling the toxic cowboy. 射鵰英雄傳The Legend of the Condor Heroes. A Hero Born : Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 1

The Power of the Dog and the films tackling the toxic cowboy. 射鵰英雄傳The Legend of the Condor Heroes. A Hero Born : Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 1

Modern Westerns are subverting the genre, tackling toxic masculinity found in early films.


A condor was paraded through Coyllurqui, Peru, during the Yawar Fiesta late last month.
Pitting Heaven and Earth in a Fierce Andean Rite

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

The Blood Festival high in the mountains of Peru brings together an unlikely pair in the bullring, with a condor the guest of honor.

. Video  Video: It's Condor vs. Bull in Peruvian Ritual
. Photographs  Slide Show: Dual Forces in an Andean Rite


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A Hero Born : Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 1




"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along." Jamie Buxton, Daily Mail

China: 1200 A.D.

The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan.

Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army. He is humble, loyal, perhaps not altogether wise, and is fated from birth to one day confront an opponent who is the opposite of him in every way: privileged, cunning and flawlessly trained in the martial arts.

Guided by his faithful shifus, The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing must return to China - to the Garden of the Drunken Immortals in Jiaxing - to fulfil his destiny. But in a divided land riven by war and betrayal, his courage and his loyalties will be tested at every turn.

Translated from the Chinese by Anna Holmwood



 The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the Condor Trilogy and is followed by The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. It was first serialised between 1 January 1957 and 19 May 1959 in Hong Kong Commercial Daily.[1] Jin Yong revised the novel twice, first in the 1970s and later in the 2000s. The English title is imprecise since neither species of the condor, the Andean condor and Californian condor, is native to China.


The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Legend of Condor Heroes 1959 edition 1st volume.jpg
Cover of a 1960s edition of the 1st volume of the novel
AuthorJin Yong
Original title射鵰英雄傳
CountryHong Kong
LanguageChinese
SeriesCondor Trilogy
GenreWuxia
PublisherHong Kong Commercial Daily
Publication date
1 January 1957
Media typePrint
Preceded byDemi-Gods and Semi-Devils 
Followed byThe Return of the Condor Heroes 
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Traditional Chinese射鵰英雄傳
Simplified Chinese射雕英雄传
Literal meaningStory of the Eagle Shooting Hero


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