,
Goodreads Editors' Picks for Summer Reading
Jin Yong

Jin Yong’s Followers (665)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Jin Yong


Born
in Haining, China
February 06, 1924

Died
October 30, 2018

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Wuxia


Louis Cha, GBM, OBE (born 6 February 1924), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (金庸, sometimes read and/or written as "Chin Yung"), is a modern Chinese-language novelist. Having co-founded the Hong Kong daily Ming Pao in 1959, he was the paper's first editor-in-chief.

Cha's fiction, which is of the wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") genre, has a widespread following in Chinese-speaking areas, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the United States. His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the finest wuxia writers ever. He is currently the best-selling Chinese author alive; over 100 million copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including unknown number of bootleg co ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.25 · 24,798 ratings · 2,331 reviews · 696 distinct works • Similar authors
A Hero Born (Legends of the...
by
3.98 avg rating — 4,253 ratings — published 1957 — 43 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
笑傲江湖
4.57 avg rating — 1,512 ratings — published 1967 — 32 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
射雕英雄传（全四册）
4.53 avg rating — 1,509 ratings — published 1957 — 25 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A Bond Undone (Legends of t...
by
4.38 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — published 1957
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
天龙八部（全五冊）
4.51 avg rating — 1,256 ratings — published 1963 — 28 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
神雕侠侣（全四冊）
4.46 avg rating — 1,128 ratings — published 1959 — 27 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
倚天屠龙记（共四册）
4.35 avg rating — 1,084 ratings — published 1961 — 20 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A Snake Lies Waiting (Legen...
4.33 avg rating — 914 ratings — published 1957 — 25 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
鹿鼎記
4.31 avg rating — 793 ratings — published 1969 — 29 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A Heart Divided (Legends of...
by
4.50 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 1957 — 21 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Jin Yong…

Series by Jin Yong

A Hero Born A Bond Undone A Snake Lies Waiting A Heart Divided
(4 books)
by
4.15 avg rating — 7,236 ratings

A Hero Born A Bond Undone A Snake Lies Waiting A Heart Divided A Past Unearthed
(5 books)
by
4.15 avg rating — 7,236 ratings

射雕英雄传（全四册） 神雕侠侣（全四冊） 倚天屠龙记（共四册）
(3 books)
by
4.46 avg rating — 3,721 ratings

笑傲江湖（一） 笑傲江湖（二） 笑傲江湖（三） 笑傲江湖（四） 奮身救人: 金庸作品集新修文庫版 獨孤九劍: 金庸作品集新修文庫版 傳琴療傷: 金庸作品集新修文庫版 (笑傲江湖 Book 3)
(12 books)
by
4.70 avg rating — 738 ratings

倚天屠龍記（一） 倚天屠龍記（二） 倚天屠龍記（三） 倚天屠龍記（四） 屠龍寶刀: 金庸作品集新修文庫版 北溟冰火: 金庸作品集新修文庫版 (倚天屠龍記 Boo... 萬里西行: 金庸作品集新修文庫版 (倚天屠龍記 Boo...
(12 books)
by
4.55 avg rating — 742 ratings

More series by Jin Yong…
Quotes by Jin Yong  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“But as the good-hearted young man discovers, a hero is not merely born, he is honed in the moments when his love and loyalty are the most sorely tested.”

― Jin Yong”
― Jin Yong, A Hero Born
tags: cultural, fantasty, historical-fiction
9 likes
Like

“不對，不對。『紅顏禍水』這句話，我倒也曾聽說書先生說過，甚麼妲己，甚麼楊貴妃，說這些美女害了國家。其實呢，天下倘若沒這些糟男人、糟皇帝，美女再美，也害不了國家。大家說平西王為了陳圓圓，這才投降清朝，依我瞧哪，要是吳三桂當真忠於明朝，便有十八個陳圓圓，他奶奶的吳三桂也不會投降大清啊。”
― 金庸
5 likes
Like

“She was beautiful, without comparison, but she exuded and icy and emotionless aura. She was as hard and as cold as ice and it was difficult to tell whether she was pleased or angry.”
― Jin Yong, 射雕英雄传（全四册）
tags: describing-xiaolongnü
5 likes
Like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The Next Best Boo...: OFFICIAL WINTER CHALLENGE - 2008/2009 2159 4116 Mar 04, 2009 07:03AM  
The Sword and Laser: BoB: "China!" 25 254 Aug 21, 2013 11:34PM  
Fantasy Book Club: If You Could Have Your Way With An Author... 54 181 Dec 02, 2013 12:27PM  
All About Books: Alice's Reading Journey - 9th June, 2014 31 52 Sep 03, 2014 10:57PM  
Goodreads Librari...: Missing original title and merging translated edition (Chinese speaker needed) 1 22 Oct 15, 2014 04:36PM  
Fantasy Book Club: This topic has been closed to new comments. What are you reading in October 2016? 73 65 Oct 31, 2016 10:54AM  
Historical Fictio...: This topic has been closed to new comments. 2016: What are you reading now? 1309 657 Jan 01, 2017 03:42PM  
All About Books: Favorite Books of 2016 389 262 Jan 04, 2017 03:27AM  
All About Books: Which novels and authors would you recommend for the period 1930 to 1980? 65 99 May 24, 2017 02:53PM