The story of the stone
Subtitle: a Chinese novel in five volumes
By: by Cao Xueqin.
Contributors: Gao, E.; Minford, John.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Harmondsworth
Language: eng; chi
Number of pages: 383
Work titles: Hong lou meng.
Description: 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.