"Historical Records" is a famous historical work. It created a new method of writing history for historians, so it is highly praised by historians. However, a considerable part of its content adopts the writing method we usually call biographies, which is very literary, so it is also highly praised by writers. There is probably no other person who can be admired by both fields in history except Sima Qian.
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"Historical Records" is a great book! It not only records history, but also adopts the writing method of biographies, which makes reading it just like reading a story. Thinking that I have a friend who really likes history, I must recommend this book to him. Moreover, Historical Records is highly praised by the literary community. This book is really awesome!
"Historical Records" is a great book! It not only records history, but also adopts the writing method of biographies, which makes reading it just like reading a story. Thinking that I have a friend who really likes history, I must recommend this book to him. Moreover, Historical Records is highly praised by the literary community. This book is really awesome!