Screen LibraryThe story of the stone : a Chinese novel in five volumes. Volume 2, The crab-flower club /
The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-bur...
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Penguin,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1977. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Chinese |
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Penguin classics
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The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming Buddhist belief. --from publisher description. |
| Item Description: | Translation of Hung lou meng. |
| Carrier Form: | 601 pages : geneal. tables ; 19 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780140443264 |
| Index Number: | PL2727 |
| CLC: | I242.4 |
| Call Number: | I242.4/C235-1/v.2 |