The story of the stone : a Chinese novel / by Cao Xueqin ; translated by David Hawkes. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin, (c)1973-]Description: volume : genealogical tables ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Uniform titles:
  • Hung lou meng. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PL2727.H392.S767 1973
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Contents:
volume 2. The Crab-flower Club -- volume 3. The warning voice -- volume 4. The debt of tears
Subject: The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming Buddhist belief. --from publisher description.Review: The 'Golden Days', begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.
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Translation of: Hung lou meng.

volume 1. The golden days -- volume 2. The Crab-flower Club -- volume 3. The warning voice -- volume 4. The debt of tears

The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming Buddhist belief. --from publisher description.

The 'Golden Days', begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.

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