Kai Lung's Golden Hours
The story revolves around Kai Lung, a Chinese storyteller who recounts his life experiences to an unnamed listener. The narrative jumps back and forth in time, exploring Kai's early years, his rise to fame, and his later struggles. Throughout the book, Kai shares tales of love, loss, and adventure, weaving together a complex tapestry of his life story.
By Ernest Bramah · First published 1922 · Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Humor · 12 chapters · 93,430 words
First lines
Only at one point along the straight earth-road leading from Loo-chow to Yu-ping was there any shade, a wood of stunted growth, and here Kai Lung cast himself down in refuge from the noontide sun and slept.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Ernest Bramah
- Date: 1922 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Humor, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Length: 93,430 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 1,402 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Fantasy — The narrative features imaginative elements, including mythical creatures and fantastical storytelling, characteristic of the fantasy genre.
- Adventure — The protagonist, Kai Lung, embarks on a journey filled with encounters and challenges, embodying the adventure genre.
- Humor — The text employs wit and comedic situations, particularly through the character's interactions and the absurdity of circumstances.
- Literary Fiction — The writing style is rich and nuanced, focusing on character development and thematic depth, typical of literary fiction.
Tags
Fantasy · Short stories · Humor · Satire · Philosophy · Wisdom · Ancient China · Fables · Allegory · Mystery · Adventure · Quest
Contents
- The Encountering of Six within a Wood
- The Inexorable Justice of the Mandarin Shan Tien
- The Degraded Persistence of the Effete Ming-shu
- The Inopportune Behaviour of the Covetous Li-loe
- The Timely Intervention of the Mandarin Shan Tien's Lucky Day
- The High-minded Strategy of the Amiable Hwa-mei
- Not Concerned with any Particular Attribute of Those who are Involved
- The Timely Disputation among Those of an Inner Chamber of Yu-ping
- The Propitious Dissension between Two whose General. Attributes have already been sufficiently Described
- The Incredible Obtuseness of Those who had Opposed the Virtuous Kai Lung
- Of Which it is Written: "In Shallow Water Dragons become the Laughing-stock of Shrimps"
- The Out-passing into a State of Assured Felicity of the Much-enduring Two With Whom These Printed Leaves Have Chiefly Been Concerned