The Golden Days
of Cao Xueqin, David Hawkes (Translator)
Series: The Story of the Stone #1
Description
"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins 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.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 542 pages
- Publisher Penguin Classics
- Publication Date March 30th 1974
- First Publication 01/01/91
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140442939
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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