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

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  • Paperback
  • 9780804856744
  • 15 augustus 2023
  • 992 pagina's
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Cao Xueqin

Cao Xueqin (1715-63) was born into a family which for three generations held the office of Commissioner of Imperial Textiles in Nanking, a family so wealthy they were able to entertain the Emperor four times. However, calamity overtook them and their property was consfiscated. Cao Xueqin was living in poverty when he wrote his famous novel The Story of the Stone.

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"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, along with Journey to the West, The Water Margin, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms; Dream of the Red Chamber is widely regarded as the greatest Chinese classical novel, and one of the greatest works of world literature ever written.

The "red chamber" refers to a sheltered area in wealthy households where daughters were confined until married--a veritable prison where dreams of true love wither. This sweeping tale tells of the rise and fall of rival branches of the wealthy Jia family, who live in lavish adjacent compounds surrounded by a lush, private garden.

The story opens with the birth of Jia Baoyu, heir apparent and darling of the women in the Jia household. A free-thinker and idealist, Baoyu soon rebels against his stern father, who refuses to allow his son to pursue a romantic affair with Lin Daiyu--a headstrong and intelligent woman who shares his love of music and poetry. Baoyu is forced instead to marry Xue Baochai, an equally talented and beautiful woman but someone with whom he has no emotional connection. The fates of the star-crossed lovers and their families slowly unravel as this tragic story unfolds.

Dream of the Red Chamber, although written by a man, is said to be one of the first great works of women's literature. The author, Cao Xueqin, is thought to have written the novel as a memorial to the inspiring women he knew in his youth.

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15 augustus 2023
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992
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Hoofdauteur
Cao Xueqin
Tweede Auteur
H. Bencraft Joly
Co Auteur
Kao Ngoh
Hoofdillustrator
Alex Struik
Tweede Illustrator
Shirley Chiang
Hoofdredacteur
Kathrine De Courtenay
Tweede Redacteur
Kathrine De Courtenay
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Tuttle Publishing

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H. Bencraft Joly
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H. Bencraft Joly

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130 mm
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203 mm
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130 mm
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203 mm
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822 g

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