From Peasant to Emperor：The Life of Liu Bang

When Liu Bang, the eponymous protagonist of this novel, set out to conquer all under Heaven, he was already 47 years old. A medium-built, foul-mouthed peasant with a reputation as a ne’er-do-well, a womanizer, and a drunkard, who, though literate, never cared much about literature, he seemed to have a slim chance at success at a time when all the heroes in the realm contended for power and dominance. Against all odds, he defeated his rivals to found the Han dynasty, and quelled the numerous rebellions that challenged his rule. 　　本書ほんしょ以史實しじつ與あずか故事こじ兼けん容よう之の手法しゅほう，描述歷史れきし人物じんぶつ劉邦りゅうほう以平いたいら民みん出身しゅっしん，卻能扭轉情勢じょうせい爭奪そうだつ天下でんか的てき經過けいか。