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Dream of the Red Chamber by Xueqin Cao
Category: Classics | Series: Tuttle Classics Ser.
"The Dream of the Red Chamber" is one of the "Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature." It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters and telling observations on the life and social structures of 18th century China and is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the classical Chi ...Show more
Dream of the Red Chamber - An Epic Story of Women's Lives in Imperial China by Cao Xueqin; H. Bencraft Joly (Translator); John Minford (Foreword by); Edwin Lowe (Introduction by)
Category: Classics | Series: Tuttle Classics Ser.
"One of the great novels of world literature...to the Chinese as Proust is to the French or Karamazov to the Russians." --Anthony West, literary criticDream of the Red Chamber is renowned for its epic scope, rich psychological characterizations and telling observations on family life and the role of wom ...Show more
The Story of the Stone, Vol 1: The Golden Days by Cao Xueqin
Category: Classics | Series: Classics S.
Considered one of the greatest works of Chinese literature, this five-part story charts the changing fortunes of the Jia family. It sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that karma determines the shape of our lives.
The Story of the Stone, Vol 2: The Crab-flower Club by Xueqin Cao
Category: Classics
"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 fifth part of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, "The Dreamer Awakes", was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the chan ...Show more
The Story of the Stone, Vol 3: The Warning Voice by Cao, Xueqin, Hawkes, David
Category: Classics
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