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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days

紅樓夢

Penned By Cao Xueqin
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The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days

紅樓夢

Penned By Cao Xueqin
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The Story of the Stone (c.1760), also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber, 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 existance is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.

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Length 542 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Penguin Classics
Released January 1, 1791
Identifier (ISBN) 139874
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