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Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as "The Story of the Stone" , is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. the book begins with the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two 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 the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.
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Dream of the Red Chamber, Cao Xueqin
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- Released
- 2023
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Cao Xueqin
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 992
- ISBN10
- 0804856745
- ISBN13
- 9780804856744
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Classics, Society, Historical Romance, Asia, China, Genealogy, Aristocracy, nobility, Chinese Literature, Ancient China
- Original title
- Hung-lou-měng
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
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- Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as "The Story of the Stone" , is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. the book begins with the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two 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 the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.