A Dream of Red Mansions
by:
Gladys Yang (author)
Cao Xueqin (author)
Yang Xianyi (author)
Also known as Hong Lou Meng, this is arguably China's greatest literary masterpiece. A chronicle of a noble family in the eighteenth century; but the splendor of enchanting gardens, pleasure pavilions, and daily life of the most sophisticated refinements hides the realities of decay and...
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Also known as Hong Lou Meng, this is arguably China's greatest literary masterpiece. A chronicle of a noble family in the eighteenth century; but the splendor of enchanting gardens, pleasure pavilions, and daily life of the most sophisticated refinements hides the realities of decay and self-destruction.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9787119006437 (7119006436)
Publish date: January 1st 2001
Publisher: Foreign Languages Press
Pages no: 2549
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
China,
18th Century,
Chinese Literature
I was a little disappointed in this book. The version I read is radically abridged, so any judgment must be a little unfair. Never-the-less, while there are beautiful passages and chapters, especially the ones that are broadly speaking magical realism, it lacks a certain something. It gives an in...
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