Three Kingdoms, A Historical NovelThree Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 b. c. a. d. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing interest to historians, poets, and dramatists. Writing some 1,200 years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on this rich literary heritage to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has