The Story of the Stone
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Sell my copyAuthor: Cao Xueqin
Title: The Story of the Stone
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 540
Release Date: 1974-03-30
Details: 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.
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EAN: 9780140442939
Package Dimensions: Height: 7.8 Inches, Length: 0.97 Inches, Weight: 0.82011961464 Pounds, Width: 5.13 Inches
