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Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763.
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Families -- China -- Fiction.
Upper class -- China -- Fiction.
Confucian ethics -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- China -- Fiction.
China -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Fiction.
China -- Civilization -- Buddhist influences -- Fiction.
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Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763.
Families -- China -- Fiction.
Upper class -- China -- Fiction.
Confucian ethics -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- China -- Fiction.
China -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Fiction.
China -- Civilization -- Buddhist influences -- Fiction.
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The story of the stone. Vol.
1
, The golden days : a Chinese novel / by
Cao
Xueqin ; translated by David Hawkes.
by
Cao
, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763.
Penguin, 1977.
Call #:
FICTION
CAO
v
.1
Subjects
Families -- China --
Fiction
.
Upper class -- China --
Fiction
.
Confucian ethics --
Fiction
.
Man-woman relationships -- China --
Fiction
.
China -- Social life and customs -- 18th century --
Fiction
.
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 --
Fiction
.
China -- Civilization -- Buddhist influences --
Fiction
.
Series
Penguin classics.
URL856
Online reading guide.
ISBN:
9780140442939 (trade pbk.)
Alternate title:
Golden days
Dream of the Red Chamber. Vol.
1
, The golden days.
A dream of red mansions. Vol.
1
, The golden days.
Description:
540 p. ; ill., geneal tables, 19 cm.
Notes:
"In five volumes"--T.p.
"The story of the stone is also known under the title "Dream of the Red Chamber""--Wikipedia.
[sometimes translated into English as A Dream of Red Mansions].
[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:
"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: 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.
Genre:
Historical
fiction
.
Family saga.
Chinese
fiction
-- Translations into English.
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