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A person trying to read the original chinese text of a dream of red mansions might find this translation useful to keep at hand for a sidebyside comparison. The whole book has 120 chapters, only 80 of which were written by cao xueqin before his death in 1764. The debt of tears the story of the stone paperback cao xueqin author sign in to write a. The dream of the red chamber also known as the story of the stone is one of the four great classical novels of china, and considered the greatest of them all. Pdf stone of tears download full pdf book download. So does the 16th century journey to the west about chinese buddhist monk xuanzangs pilgrimage to india to study buddhism and obtain accurate copies of religious texts and the exploits of his three supernatural cotravellers and protectors, especially the monkey king, while cao xueqin s 18th century dream of the red chamber, about the decline of a noble family is shorter at only 1,800. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Henry bencraft joly translated only part of the book written by cao. Holiday collection of christmas storybooks 1988, book. 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 xueqins death in 1764.

Divided into five volumes, of which the debt of tears is the fourth, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious jia family a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the authors own family. The story of the stone is the first volume of a five volume series that tells the story of the prestigious chinese jia family. Pdf the dream of the red chamber book by cao xueqin free. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dream of the red chamber, is the great novel of manners in chinese literature. Stone of tears available for download and read online in other formats. Read a dream of red mansions by cao xueqin available from rakuten kobo. The mood and style are much different from those in the first three volumes. However, calamity overtook them and their property was consfiscated. The debt of tears volume iv kindle edition by cao xueqin.

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But over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence a theme which affirms the buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things. He came from a rich family that had lost its money in 1728 after the death of the kangxi emperor. Cao xueqin considered one of the greatest works of chinese literature, this fivepart story charts the changing fortunes of the jia family. Hung lou meng the dream of the red chamberbook 2 ebook. Dream of the red chamber by cao xueqin free pdf books. As the author details in the first chapter, it is intended to be a memorial to the damsels he knew in his youth.

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Hung lou meng, books i and ii ebook written by cao xueqin. Xueqin cao quotes author of dream of the red chamber. 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 reputation of the story of the stone has been daunting but tantalizing, because its previous translation into western languages have been so inadequate. Filled with classical allusions, multilayered wordplay, and delightful.

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