Story of the Stone

Name: Story of the Stone
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ISBN: 9780140443707

ISBN-10: 0140443703

ISBN-13: 9780140443707

Edition: 3rd 1980

Authors: Cao Xueqin, David Hawkes, David Hawkes, Cao Xueqin

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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, 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…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1980
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 1/29/1981
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English