Dream of the Red Chamber (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781507629697)

Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as "The Story of the Stone", is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. the book begins with 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 existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.

Author: H. Bencraft Joly, Xue-Qin Cao
ISBN-10: 1507629699
ISBN-13: 9781507629697
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2015
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.83d