Creation of the Gods [Fengshen Bang]. Traditional Chinese Culture Series - The wisdom of the classics in comics ISBN: 9787514377682

Chinese Title: 蔡志忠漫画中国传统文化经典:封神榜(中英文对照版)
ISBN-10: 7-5143-7768-9, 7514377689
ISBN-13: 978-7-5143-7768-2, 9787514377682
Series: Traditional Chinese Culture Series
Pages: 258
Binding: softcover
Shipping Weight: 520g
Size: 168mm x 233mm
Language: simplified Chinese, English
Year of Publication: 2021
Publisher: Modern Publishing House (现代出版社)

This new edition includes the comic adaption of the Chinese classic Creation of the Gods (封神榜, Fengshen Bang) in simplified Chinese and English.

Part of the Traditional Chinese Culture Series, this book is an illustrated adaptation of Creation of the Gods (pinyin: Fengshen Bang, simplified chinese: 封神榜), one of the most important Chinese classics. Collected and popularized by the immensely popular Chinese illustrator Tsai Chih Chung, the book includes famous tales from the classic work through cartoon panels with a text that is irreverently humorous yet replete with wisdom. It is a great and easy tool to learn Chinese classics. Creation of the Gods is illustrated in comic style, includes the Chinese text in simplified characters with English translations.

Background:
Fengshen Bang (English: Creation of the Gods, simplified Chinese: 封神榜) is one of the major Chinese epic fantasy novels written in the Ming Dynasty. The story is set in the era of the declining Shang Dynasty and rise of the Zhou Dynasty and intertwines numerous elements of Chinese mythology, including immortals, spiris, gods and goddesses. The authorship of Fengshen Bang is attributed to Xu Zhonglin or Lu Xixing.

《蔡志忠漫画中国传统文化经典:封神榜(中英文对照版)》是一部中国神魔小说。其内容依托“周兴商灭”的历史背景，用武王伐纣为时空线索，从女娲降香开书，到姜子牙封三百六十五位正神结束。蔡志忠先生用四格漫画方式演绎，使用“恶搞”的创作手法，取原著故事元素，用当代娱乐心理演绎，制造出融合时代特色的爆笑效果。