Water Margin Podcast: Outlaws of the Marsh

By: John Zhu
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  • A Chinese classic, retold in English: This podcast is an English retelling of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin (水浒传, aka Outlaws of the Marsh). It aims to tell the story in a way that is more accessible to audiences who are not already familiar with the novel or Chinese culture and literature in general.
    © John Zhu 2018
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Episodes
  • Announcement: 10 Years of Podcasting

    Announcement: 10 Years of Podcasting
    Apr 9 2024

    Marking a decade since I started doing this.
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    2 mins
  • Announcement: ”Investiture of the Gods” Launched

    Announcement: ”Investiture of the Gods” Launched
    Oct 17 2022

    Hi everyone. I want to let you know that I have posted the first episodes of Investiture of the Gods on the Chinese Lore Podcast. If you are not yet subscribed to that show, go to chineselore.com. You will find links to the show on various podcast platforms and on YouTube, as well as links to find me on social media and to review and support the show. If you like the podcast, a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts would be much appreciated. As always, thanks for listening!
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    1 min
  • Water Margin 135: Next

    Water Margin 135: Next
    Jun 20 2022

    Wrapping up the Water Margin Podcast and revealing my next project.
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    38 mins

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A delight to listen to. Not read aloud, but told

I have read the Water Margin in writing (English). It is a great story and transports you to a different Era and Place.

But finally there is now a spoken version.
And what a great job was done in 80 podcasts.

No, it does not follow the book letter for letter. Yes, it is amusing and nicely told. It is told as you would expect one to tell you an old story. Small interruptions to clarify things add to this cozy way of having a story told to you. And that is how it probably mostly was done in the old days from generation to generation.
For me this is a great way of rediscover this ancient tale.
Mr. Zhu, combine it to one audiobook and I be your first buyer>

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the narrator is entertaining

the narrator not only tells the story he translates it relatable to modern English aswell as giving additional info to better understand this story/book that is very famous in China the way Shakespeare is famous for the British

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Great work!

John is such a great podcaster! So far, he has contributed to making two great Chinese literary classics more readily accessible to an enthusiastic, Western audience. I really hope he considers doing a third podcast on “Journey to the West.” Even though there are other podcasters out there who have made some content on this book, I think none of them have as good of a flow as John Zhu does, so he should still go for it!

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Great. A detailed retelling more than unabridged

these are great. More of a detailed retelling of the story more than just the unabridged story. The narrator adds context and historical references throughout which make the story easy to follow. I really enjoy these.

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