The Story of the Stone (c.1760) 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 existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.
| ISBN: | 9780140442939 |
| Publication date: | 13th December 1973 |
| Author: | Xueqin Cao |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 544 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Fiction in translation |
The Story of the Stone (c.1760) 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 existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.
The Story of the Stone features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Fiction in translation
The Story of the Stone is available in Paperback
The Story of the Stone was written by Xueqin Cao and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Story of the Stone has 544 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series
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