 A late Ming printed edition of The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 神魔小說 | ||||||||
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Gods and demons fiction or Shenmo fiction (traditional Chinese: 神魔小說; simplified Chinese: 神魔小说; pinyin: shénmó xiǎoshuō) is a subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities, immortals, demons and monsters of Chinese mythology. The term shenmo xiaoshuo, coined in the early 20th century by the writer and literary historian Lu Xun, literally means "gods and demons novel".[1] Representative works of shenmo fiction include the novels Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods.[2]
- ^ Chun (2011), p. 120
- ^ Wang (1997), p. 201