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Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763.
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Families -- China -- Fiction.
Upper class -- China -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- China -- Fiction.
China -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Fiction.
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Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763.
Families -- China -- Fiction.
Upper class -- China -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- China -- Fiction.
China -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Fiction.
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The
story
of the
stone
.
Vol
.
5
, The
dreamer
wakes
: a
Chinese
novel
by
Cao
Xueqin
in
five
volumes
/ edited by Gao E ; translated by John Minford.
by
Cao
,
Xueqin
, approximately 1717-1763.
Penguin Books, 1986.
Call #:
FICTION
CAO
v.
5
Subjects
Families -- China -- Fiction.
Upper class -- China -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- China -- Fiction.
China -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Fiction.
Series
Penguin classics.
URL856
Online reading guide.
ISBN:
9780140443721 (trade pbk.)
014044372X (trade pbk.)
Uniform title:
Hung lou meng. English.
Alternate title:
Dreamer
wakes
Dream of the Red Chamber.
Vol
.
5
, The
dreamer
wakes
.
Dream of red mansions.
Vol
.
5
, The
dreamer
wakes
.
Description:
383 p. : geneal. tables ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Translation of: Hung lou meng.
"In
five
volumes
"--T.p.
[The
Story
of the
Stone
is divided into
five
volumes
in this translation for Penguin Classics. The first three, translated by David Hawkes, are the original 80 chapter work which circulated in various partial manuscripts, possibly before as well as after
Cao
Xueqin
's death in 1764. The last two, translated by John Minford, are the 40 chapter conclusion published in 1791, supposedly edited by Gao E from
Cao
's notes. Hawkes, in his introduction to volume one, suggests they were edited by a family member before being used by Gao E. Minford, in his introduction to volume four, suggests they were based on an earlier version of the full work.]
Translated from the
Chinese
.
Summary:
Volume
five
continues the
story
of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life, Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision, which reveals to him that life itself is merely a dream, 'as moonlight mirrored in the water'.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Family saga.
Chinese
fiction -- Translations into English.
Other authors:
Gao, E, approximately 1738-approximately 1815.
Hawkes, David.
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