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Dream of the Red Chamber

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The Story of the Stone: The dreamer wakes

Dream of the Red Chamber, sometimes published as Red Chamber Dream or A Dream of Red Mansions, is a mostly fictional novel that also has some autobiographical elements. The book is one of the longest in ancient Chinese history, with more than 2,000 pages. The author's name can either be translated as Cao Xueqin, the most common translation, or Tsao Hseuh-Chin. In 1791-92, an additional amount of text was added by author Gao E.Dream of the Red Chamber begins with a long preface that helps introduce the text. Many scholars and readers alike find the book quite difficult to comprehend, as it is written in older Chinese and has several hundred characters.The story follows the Jia Clan, based in Qing Dynasty China, and its two houses - the Rongguo House and the Ningguo House. The families of each house reside in mansions in the capital, which are among the most illustrious works of architecture of the time.

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The Dream of the Red Chamber

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Hung lou meng, or the dream of the red chamber

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The Story of the Stone

The Story of the Stone: The warning voice

This is rated one of the greatest works of Chinese literature. Metaphysical, allegorical, and vividly realistic, the immense scope of The Story of the Stone provides something for everyone. A rich family saga, a tragic love story, and a philosophical meditation it is one of those rare huge books in which one can lose oneself completely. It begins as the story of the Stone, a supernatural entity endowed with consciousness that winds up in the mortal world and must find the path to enlightenment. His fate is inextricably bound with another creature from the Land of Illusion, the Crimson Pearl Flower. The Stone is responsible for its transformation into a fairy girl -- and she vows to repay him with "a debt of tears", willing to suffer for a lifetime in the world of mere mortals. The Stone describes how his story -- The Story of the Stone -- is the record of his journey to enlightenment, and offers the tale as a tool for others to follow his path, as, for example Vanitas does in the first chapter. --www.complete-review.com.

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