A late Ming printed edition of The Three Sui Quash the Demons' Revolt
Traditional Chinese
神魔小說
Simplified Chinese
神魔小说
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
shénmó xiǎoshuō
IPA
[ʂə̌nmwǒ ɕjàʊʂwó]
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] Classical 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
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