Cao Xueqin
In addition the following are some of the important works from other cultures that have influenced the West: "Gilgamesh" (c. 2100 BC), "Mahabharata" (c. 800 BC), "The Bible" (c. 5th century BC - 1st century AD), "One Thousand and One Nights" (c. 7th century AD), "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu (c. 973 or 978 – c. 1014 or 1031), and "Dream of the Red Chamber" by Cao Xueqin (1715 or 1724 – 1763 or 1764).