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Hung lou meng, or, the dream of the red chamber, a chinese novel, book ii language. Lou meng, or, the dream of the red chamber, a chinese novel, book i by cao. Jun 16, 20 the dream of the red chamber cao xueqin. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. The red chamber is an expression used for the sheltered area where the daughters. It looked interesting, and since it was old i figured i could get a free pdf copy for my kindle i have a kindle, but i. The project gutenberg ebook of hung lou meng, book i, by. Home four great classical novels dream of the red chamber cao xueqin. He is best known as the author of dream of the red chamber, one of the. Dream of the red chamber in 120 chapters world digital library. Dream of the red chamber, by xueqin cao, is one of chinas four great classical novels. Read here one of the four great classics of chinese literature, hung lou meng.
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The narrative itself is based on the prediction in baoyus dream, years. Hung lou meng, or, the dream of the red chamber, a chinese novel, book i language. It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters and telling observations on the life and social structures of 18th century china and is considered by many to be the pinnacle of. Long considered a masterpiece of chinese literature, the novel. The dream of the red chamber cao xueqin by dylanbrunson issuu. Cao xueqin was the son of either cao fu or cao yong. The dream of the red chamber is one of the four great classical novels of chinese literature. The dream of the red chamber by cao xueqin, paperback. The fifth part of cao xueqin s magnificent saga, the dreamer awakes, was. It was composed in the mid 18th century during the qing dynasty. This novel recreates the ritualized hurlyburly of chinese family life that would otherwise be lost.
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Dec 19, 2018 cao xueqin 1715 or 1724 1763 or 1764was a chinese writer during the qing dynasty. Dream of the red chamber, by cao xueqin, follows the travails of a pubescent boy. Dream of the red chamber illustrated book i by xueqin cao. The dream of the red chamber by cao xueqin download free ebook. The rouge edition, which originated from the handwritten text in 80 chapters by cao xueqin, retained the original form of the novel. Commonly acknowledged as the highest peak of classic chinese writing, the book is remarkable both for its huge cast of characters and for its detailed description of the life and social structures of the chinese aristocracy of the time, especially the women. It is the first printed edition of the classic novel written by cao xueqin circa 1715. Dream of the red chamber kindle edition by cao xueqin. Starring baoyu, a character unique in literature, the young man who finds his own kind filthy, and seeks only the company of women.