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The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

by Jin Yong · first published 1967

The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (笑傲江湖), literally "to live a carefree life in the jianghu", also known as The Wandering Swordsman, Laughing in the Wind, The Peerless Gallant Errant, The Proud and Gallant Wanderer, and State of Divinity, is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in Shin Min Daily News in Singapore from 18 March 1967, followed by Ming Pao in Hong Kong from 20 April 1967 to 12 October 1969. The novel, partly written while Jin Yong was taking refuge in Singapore following the 1967 Hong Kong riots, is noted for its political allegory, particularly its allusions to the Cultural Revolution.

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