The first English version of the famous martial arts novel, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" (《射雕英雄传》) (schedule) to come out in the UK next year.almost every Chinese person knows, the novel was written by Louis Cha, better known by his pen name, Jin Yong. London-based MacLehose Press has confirmed that the novel will come out in 12 volumes (册), with the first (set) to come out on Feb. 22.
In the publisher's promotional (introduce) of the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the series was referred to as a Chinese version of "Game of Thrones" (《权利的游戏》). The first volume has been translated by Anna Holmwood, an English publishing agent (work) together with many famous Chinese writers, such as Yu Hua, Liu Zhenyun, and Yan Ge. Holmwood (translate) "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" since 2012, and from the second volume onwards she invited Gigi Chang to help her the translation.
Louis Cha is China's most influential martial arts author with total of 15 novels. Since the 1950s, about 100 million (copy) of his works have been sold around the world. But only three of them have been translated for the English-speaking world. They are "Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain", "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Book and the Sword". Louis Cha is widely recognized as one of the most (success) authors in China.
