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The Story of the Stone: a Chinese Novel: Vol 4, The Debt of Tears (Penguin Classics) Book

Divided into five volumes, of which this novel is the fourth. It charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. 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.Read More

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  • Foyles

    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, 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 author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour, realistic detail and delicate poetry, which accurately reflects the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life. 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.

  • BookDepository

    The Story of the Stone : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140443714 : 0140443711 : 16 Dec 1982 : Divided into five volumes, of which this novel is the fourth. It charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. 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.

  • Penguin

    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.

  • Pickabook

    Xueqin Cao, John Minford (Editor), John Minford (Trans)

  • 0140443711
  • 9780140443714
  • Cao Xueqin
  • 30 March 2006
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 400
  • 4
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