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The story of the stone also known as the dream of the red chamber. This novel recreates the ritualized hurlyburly of chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming buddhist belief. It was composed in the mid18th century during the qing dynasty and is generally acknowledged to be a pinnacle of chinese fiction. Not only entertaining, but its also good for your brain. Cao xueqin was a chinese writer for the duration of the qing dynasty. Nearly the whole book takes place within one familys home, a complex estate filled with hierarchies and alliances, from the domineering grandmother at the top to the hundreds of servants who are present in nearly every scene. Dream of the red chamber ebook by cao xueqin 1230000098311.
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Dream of the red chamber is one of the four chinese classics. The fifth part of cao xueqins magnificent saga, the dreamer awakes, was carefully edited and completed by gao e some decades later. Henry bencraft jolys attention to detail and the faithfulness in his translation of hong lou meng makes this revised edition of the dream of the red chamber an excellent book for the student of modern chinese. The crabflower club xueqin cao, hawkes david download. It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters and telling observations on the life and social structures of 18th century china and is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the. Dream of the red chamber by cao xueqin to start with a confession. Flower club the journey to the west translated by anthony yu 2 vols. Cao xueqin 171563 was born into a family which for three generations held the office of commissioner of imperial textiles in nanking, a family so wealthy they were able to entertain the emperor four times. Cao xueqin was living in poverty when he wrote his famous novel the story of. The crabflower club volume ii by cao xueqin available from rakuten kobo. Dream of the red chamber isbn 9781775416746 pdf epub h. Cao xueqin, hong lou meng dream of the red mansions ca. The stone by lloyd alexander there was a cottager named maibon, and one day he was driving down the road in his horse and cart when he saw an old man hobbling along, so frail and feeble he doubted the poor soul could go. Few books can even be considered for the title of book of the millennium, but the story of the stone surely is a strong contender.
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He expended ten years writing the book, but a huge part of the end of the book was written by a different writer after he died. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Divided into five volumes, of which the crab flower club is the second, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious jia family. The first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of baoyu. The crabflower club volume ii kindle edition by xueqin, cao, david hawkes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the story of the stone. The two main characters, baoyu and daiyu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour, realistic detail and delicate poetry which accurately reflects the ritualized hurlyburly of chinese family life. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Divided into five volumes, of which the crabflower club is the second, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious jia family. Dream of the red chamber, also called the story of the stone, or hongloumeng composed by. The story of the stone by cao xueqin overdrive rakuten.