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      The Story of the Stone

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      A novel of manners in Chinese literature.

      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, of which The Warning Voice is the third, it charts the glory and decline of th...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780140443707
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:The Story of the Stone
      Title:The Story of the Stone
      Authors:Author: Cao Xueqin
      Page Count:640
      Subjects:Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation
      Description:A novel of manners in Chinese literature.

      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, of which The Warning Voice is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author''s own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour, realistic detail and delicate poetry, which accurately reflects the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life. But over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence - a theme which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:1980-09-25

      Additional information

      Weight440 g
      Dimensions197 × 128 × 29 mm