Dream of the Red Chamber: An Epic Story of Women's Lives in Imperial China (Abridged)

by Cao Xueqin

Book Overview

"One of the great novels of world literature...to the Chinese as Proust is to the French or Karamazov to the Russians." --Anthony West, literary critic

Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone) is renowned for its epic scope, rich psychological characterizations and telling observations on family life and the role of women in Chinese society. One of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804856745
• ISBN13: 9780804856744
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 992 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"