The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
ISBN-13:
9780140442939
ISBN-10:
0140442936
Edition:
Trade Paperback Edition
Author:
Cao Xueqin
Publication date:
1974
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
540 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780140442939
ISBN-10:
0140442936
Edition:
Trade Paperback Edition
Author:
Cao Xueqin
Publication date:
1974
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
540 pages
Summary
The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days (ISBN-13: 9780140442939 and ISBN-10: 0140442936), written by authors
Cao Xueqin, was published by Penguin Classics in 1974.
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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.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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