Table of contents : Contents Preface and Acknowledgments A Note on Conventions Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Local Heroes Chapter 3. The Marshes of Mount Liang Beyond the Sea Chapter 4. National Passions Chapter 5. The Empire of the Text Chapter 6. Beyond the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 7. Revision and Canonization Chapter 8. Beyond Martial Arts Fiction Chapter 9. Coming Home Chapter 10. Jin Yong at the Century’s End Notes Select Glossary of Chinese Characters Bibliography Index