The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1

Name: The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1: The Golden Days
ISBN: 9780140442939

The Golden Days

Tsʻao, Hsüeh-chʻin.

1974·544 pages

Historical Fiction

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The Story of the Stone (c.1760), also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber, 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 existance is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.

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