The Story of the Stone, Volume V: The Dreamer Wakes, Chapters 99-120: 5 - Softcover

Cao Xueqin; Gao E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014044372X ISBN 13: 9780140443721

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1986

Inhaltsangabe

The Story of the Stone Also Known as The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 5 The Dreamer Awakes

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Reseña del editor:

The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber, is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The fifth part of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, The Dreamer Awakes, was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life, Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision, which reveals to him that life itself is merely a dream, 'as moonlight mirrored in the water'.

Contraportada:

Divided into five volumes, of which The Dreamer Wakes is the fifth, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of Cao Xuequin's own family).

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1986
• ISBN 10: 014044372X
• ISBN 13: 9780140443721
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384