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Though the answer to this question may at first seem to border on the absurd, reflection will show that there is a good deal more in it than meets the eye. What, you may ask, was the origin of this book? The first 80 chapters of the novel were written by Cao Xueqin, and the last 40 chapters were completed by Gao E. David Hawkes and John Minford (Penguin, 1973–1986).

Quotations Unless otherwise noted, all quotations in English are taken from The Story of the Stone, 5 vols., trans.

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The novel is remarkable not only for its huge cast of characters and psychological scope, but also for its precise and detailed observation of the life and social structures typical of 18th-century Chinese society. As the author himself says in the introduction to the first chapter, it is intended to be a memorial to the damsels he knew in his youth: friends, relatives and servants. Red Chamber is believed to be semi- autobiographical, mirroring the rise and decline of author Cao Xueqin's own family and, by extension, of the Qing Dynasty.

Long considered a masterpiece of Chinese literature, the novel is generally acknowledged to be the pinnacle of Chinese fiction. It was written sometime in the middle of the 18th century during the Qing Dynasty. Real becomes not-real when the unreal's real.ĭream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦 Honglou Meng), also called The Story of the Stone (石头记 Shitou Ji), composed by Cao Xueqin, is one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. Truth becomes fiction when the fiction's true This is a great book for us to read, I think you can read a lot from the story.None his secret message hears. She married Pao-Yu, this is my least favourite part, it made me hate her stronger. On the other hand, I hate Precious Virtue, because of her hypocritical, and her tactful. When I read to the part that she passed away, I even couldn't control my tears. I would say, I have similiar personality as her, sensitive and melancholic. I love her, because of her great talent, and sentimene, Her love with Pao-Yu deeply touched me. Although lots of people don't like her, I still persist my opinions. Her miserable fate made me take a pity on it. And also, Black Jade is my favourite female character. I like tragedy, because it gives me some feelings that I like. The translator used the direct translations to all the female characters, it's a little strange when I first read, and later accepted it. I am Chinese, and I know, that the origial version of the book is very long, and it deleted several plots. I bought this book for school's book presenation.