Tales Of Brave Ulysses

So my big excitement for the weekend was a movie rental. I picked up Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the corner video store. I saw this movie probably three times at the theater during it’s original theatrical run, and I’ve rented it a number of times since. I am entranced by the movie, it is absolutely incredible. Hell, I watched it three times this weekend, and I think I’ll watch it again tonight.

I started prowling around on the internet for more information about the movie, and discovered that it is actually the fourth book in a series of five intertwined novels written in the 1940’s. That sparked my interest, unfortunately the books have not been translated into English, or at least I couldn’t find any mention of a translation. They sound interesting, fleshing out the world of Giang Hu martial arts. The books are pretty popular in China and Taiwan, and considered pulp fiction. After reading brief descriptions of the stories and plot outlines on the ‘net, when I watched the film again last night I was able to pick up a number of interesting asides and references to the books that stole their way into the dialogue.

The movie has enchanted me, and the entire cycle of novels fascinates me. I would like to read translations of the novels, hopefully someone is up to the challenge and will publish them in English.