Dream of the Red Chamber
For more than a century and a half, Dream of the Red Chamber has been recognized in China as the greatest of its novels, a Chinese Romeo-and-Juliet love story and a portrait of one of the world's great civilizations. Chi-chen Wang's translation is skillful, accurate and fascinating.
For more than a century and a half, Dream of the Red Chamber has been recognized in China as the greatest of its novels, a Chinese Romeo-and-Juliet love story and a portrait of one of the world's great civilizations. Chi-chen Wang's translation is skillful, accurate and fascinating.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780385093798 (0385093799)
Publish date: October 20th 1958
Publisher: Anchor
Pages no: 352
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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