The author of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is Luo Guanzhong.
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1. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the four classic Chinese classics. It is China's first chapter-length historical romance novel. Its full name is "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms". "(also known as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"), the author is Luo Guanzhong, a famous novelist in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties. After the "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written, several versions including the Jiajing Renwu edition were handed down to the world. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Mao Zonggang reorganized the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", revised the diction, and changed the poems. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes the historical events of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. It mainly describes wars and tells the story of the war between the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the political and military struggles among the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. In the end, Sima Yan unified the three kingdoms and established the Jin Dynasty. It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a group of all-powerful heroes of the Three Kingdoms. The whole book can be roughly divided into five parts: the Yellow Turban Uprising, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, the Heroes' Competition, the Three Kingdoms, and the Return of the Three Kingdoms to Jin. On the vast historical stage, scenes of majestic war scenes were staged. The author Luo Guanzhong integrates the Thirty-six Strategies of War between the lines, with both plot and military strategy.
2. Luo Guanzhong (about 1330 - about 1400), named Guanzhong, nicknamed Huhai Sanren, was from Taiyuan, Bingzhou, Shanxi, Han nationality, a famous novelist and dramatist in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. He is the originator of Chinese chapter novels and his representative work "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Other major works include novels: "The Chronicles of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", "The Romance of the Remaining Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties", and "The Story of Sansui Pingyao". "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (referred to as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms") is Luo Guanzhong's masterpiece. This novel has a profound influence on later literary creation. In addition to novel creation, there is also a drama "Zhao Taizu's Dragon and Tiger Meeting". When he was 14 years old, his mother died of illness, so he dropped out of school and went to Suzhou and Hangzhou to do business with his father. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and many heroes rose up, and Luo Guanzhong also participated in it. Luo Guanzhong, who was "aspiring to become a king", met Shi Naian in Suzhou and became a master and disciple. The two participated in Zhang Shicheng's anti-Yuan uprising regime in Pingjiang (i.e. Suzhou) and worked as staff members for a period of time before leaving. He was once an enemy of Zhu Yuanzhang, another king of Wu. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Luo Guanzhong gave up the opportunity for scholars to enter officialdom and wrote works such as "The Romance of the End of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties" and "The Chronicle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties".