The story of the stone

a Chinese novel in five volumes

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English language

Published Nov. 13, 1973 by Penguin.

ISBN:
978-0-14-044293-9
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The Story of the Stone, vol 1: The Golden Days. Este é o primeiro de cinco volumes da obra "The Story of the Stone" também conhecida como "The Dream of the Red Chamber" ou "Dream of Red Mansions" ou, na versão original, 红楼梦 (hong lou meng). Este é um dos quatro clássicos da literatura chinesa e descreve a vida de uma família nobre na China do século XVIII, durante a dinastia Qing.

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reviewed The story of the stone by Xueqin Cao (Penguin classics)

Part 1 of 5 -- still a classic

5 stars

I read this when I started my Chinese Studies degree many years ago, used a few chapters in teaching, re-read the whole first volume (this one) a few years back and just keep being floored by the quality of the writing and translation. Best novel ever? Happy to give it this accolade if it gets you reading the thing. Four more volumes of thickening plot after this one!

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  • China -- Fiction