The dream of the red chamber / written by Cao Xueqin ; translated by H. Bencraft Joly ; with a new foreword by John Minford and a new introduction by Edwin Lowe.
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Summary:
Beloved by generations of Chinese readers, The Dream of the Red Chamber is China's touching equivalent of the Romeo & Juliet story. In addition to being a tale of star-crossed lovers, this epic novel also follows the story of five generations of one Chinese family giving modern readers a multi-layered dramatic plot to get lost in at the same time as it offers up key insights into Chinese culture.
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