They are regarded as the best wuxia authors of the 20th century.
Each one writes with a unique style, but who is the best.
They are regarded as the best wuxia authors of the 20th century.
Each one writes with a unique style, but who is the best.
it's hard to define "best" because that's such a subjective term. you know, you gotta stop being an english teacher sometimes, mr. cheng. :P
from a purely grammatical viewpoint, in terms of learning, sentence structure and flow, ability to make reference to chinese culture, history, literature, and idioms, liang yusheng has the best writing. it's a family background and upbringing issue.
from a purely stylistic point of view, gu long obviously has the most unique writing. not only is his style minimalist, but his plots are bizarre, and his heroes more often "anti-heroes" than the traditional ones associated with the wuxia genre.
to be fair, one of the reasons for jin yong's lasting popularity isn't just proliferation of adaptations and parental influence on the younger generation: jin yong's books are very entertaining. there's enough "chinese culture" to be found, enough of a balance between good and evil to make the reader feel satisfied (most of the time), but all this is made easy to grasp and modern enough to not be another one of those "classics" that are read in school.
so, how would one choose? different styles, different upbringing, different viewpoints, different audiences, different influences, sometimes different social circumstances.
to answer your question after that roundabout, wannabe-scholarly blurb, my personal favourite is gu long. ask me a year ago, it would have been liang yusheng -- why? translating an author's work gives you a different look at said work and said author's style. plus, i just finished reading what i consider to be gu long's best work to date in terms of stylistic perfection of setting mood and use of minimal words: tianya, mingyue, dao.
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It's not "maw" thread, "guy."Originally Posted by mawguy
Check the *name*.
IT is also a matter of opinion as well... But it seems like the majority really like JY and think he is the best. My brother said he read a ranking of the CHinese writers and said JY is #1, GL was #5, QY was #9?(I think.. I suddenly don't remember) and other writers as well. I don't remember their rankings though. I also don't know how reliable this source was either, so please don't drill me for it....
Last edited by Trinie; 04-10-07 at 02:30 AM.
Respect other people's opinions and views. If we learn how to do that than all of these fights and arguments will not occur.
The point of this thread is so I could hear everyone's opinions so please post your opinions
Maw- stomach or mouth of an animal; Scottish slang for mother; a Dark Jedi; acronym for model, actress, whatever.Originally Posted by Ken Cheng
Mawguy, then denotes - 1) someone who likes the mouth of a guy.
2) someone who likes to mother over a guy
3) someone who is secretly a dark jedi and aims to kill a guy?
4) someone who is hot and is a model, actress or whatever and likes guys
Han Solo
my bad!Originally Posted by Ken Cheng
my opinion still holds, though. :P
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ha! wrong reference, however.Originally Posted by Han Solo
this is the correct source -- do you speak cantonese? well, say the name out loud:
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God,Originally Posted by mawguy
I can't read chinese.
Sounds like Mo kwai - demon ghost.
Han SOlo
Gu Long is the best. A few simplistic words make poetic and powerful punts, sometimes rhymes, sometimes funny, sometimes enough to capture the mood of the story. Long paragraphs of Jin Yong does make it exciting the first time around, but once you grow out of it, it gets redundant. So Gu Long is the best to me.
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close enough. it's pronounced "mawguy" (hence the nickname). it is the transliteration of the chinese translation of The One Ring -- er, know your Tolkien?Originally Posted by Han Solo
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I've always thought jie was pronounced gei, not guy, but I don't speak Cantonese.Originally Posted by mawguy
It's pronounced as 'gaai' which is very close to 'guy'.
什麼是朋友?朋友永遠是在你犯下不可原諒錯誤的時候,仍舊站在你那邊的笨蛋。~ 王亞瑟
和諧唔係一百個人講同一番話,係一百個人有一百句唔同嘅說話,而又互相尊重 ~ - 葉梓恩
Ok guys, let's get back on topic.
Please post your opinion on which of the three you think is the best author and why.
Also "maw"...how many people in the American South pronounce "my."Originally Posted by Han Solo
I like both Jin Yong and Gu Long tv series. They are both great, but I like Jin Yong a little more. At least we know the setting, timeline and the events make more sense whereas we don't know the setting and timeline in Gu Long series and the events are more unpredictable...
http://www.cohongmusic.com/ProductImages/movie/dvd/tvbi/huongthanhlangtu.jpg
The Golden Five Tigers of the 80s are the best wuxia artists ever!
I kind of wanted you guys to share opinions on novels and writings abilities but since adaptations are brought up.....Originally Posted by PeterBanh
Yea, we are talking about the actual novels and writing skills of these authors, NOT the TV adaptions that they are based on.
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Personally, I prefer Jin Yong's happy tone.
I think the stories by the other two authors are too unhappy.