Samkok (English spelling)

Japanese: サームコック（英語表記）Samkok

This is the Thai Imperial Translation of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong, written in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. Around 1802, during the reign of King Rama I, the poet Chaophraya Praklang (real name Hong) was appointed chief translator, and completed the translation based on the dictation of overseas Fujian Chinese. Although there are many mistranslations, the translation is elegant, concise, and flawless, and is considered a masterpiece of Thai prose. The writing style is somewhat different from chapter 55 onwards, so it is likely written by a different person. Jacob (?-1956)'s masterpiece "The Ten Victors" imitates this style.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

元末明初の羅貫中作《三国志演義》のタイ語欽定訳本。ラーマ1世の1802年ごろ，詩人チャオプラヤー･プラクラン(本名ホン)が翻訳主任に任命され，福建華僑の口述をもとに訳を完成させた。かなりの誤訳があるものの，訳文は流麗簡潔一字も間然するところがなく，タイ語散文の最高傑作と称される。第55章以後は文体がやや異なるので，おそらく別人の筆であろう。ヤーコープ(？‐1956)の名作《十方勝利者》はこの文体を模倣したものである。

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