Vols. 4-5 edited by Gao E; translated by John Minford.
Contents
v. 1. The golden days -- v. 2. The Crab-flower Club -- v. 3. The warning voice -- v. 4. The debt of tears -- v. 5. The dreamer wakes.
Summary
The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming Buddhist belief. --from publisher description.
