About this title: For more than a century and a half, Dream of the Red Chamber has been recognized in China as the greatest of its novels, a Chinese Romeo-and-Juliet love story and a portrait of one of the worlds great civilizations. Chi-chen Wang's translation is skillful, accurate and fascinating.
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780385093798ISBN:0385093799
Description: Seong Moy. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Text in Chinese, English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. Trade paper. Name in pencil inside. read more
Binding: Hardback.
Publisher: Twayne Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1959
Description: Very good lightly edgeworn & rubbed dust jacket with small edge tear. Very good condition. 574 pp. Classic 18th-century Chinese novel. read more
Edition: First edition. 1st Anchor Bks ed., 1958(original price=$2.95)
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780385093798ISBN:0385093799
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. TIGHT & UNREAD/minor edge wear/(F4268)tr. Text in Chinese, English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 1958-06-01
ISBN-13:9780385093798ISBN:0385093799
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780385093798. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780385093798ISBN:0385093799
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780385093798ISBN:0385093799
Description: Acceptable. Book bent Corners bumped Cover creased or bent Cover has minor wear or damage Water damaged Water staining General Reading Copy, All pages and text intact, May contain highlighting/marking or other serious defects. Major defects may exist which may or may not be noted Customer Service isn't just a motto for us, its a way of life. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780385093798ISBN:0385093799
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor cover wear. Pages clear. No marks or writing. Text in Chinese, English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"This is one of the masterworks of Chinese literature. The story, closely modeled on the author's life, narrates the decline of a noble family. Buddenbrooks, in a way, but in 18th century China. The novel is framed by the musings of two travelling monks, one Buddhist and the other Taoist, who find the stone, which turns into the hero. The device heightens the tragedy, and makes it both universal and an emblem of the eventual fading of all existence."
"This book is apparently a chinese classic, I wish I could have read a more complete version as that maybe would have filled in some holes in the story and fleshed out some of the characters further. there are some things I really enjoyed about this book - the imagery, some of the characters, and the magical/mystical component. I don't know if it is just this translation, but after I read the last sentence I laughed - it was the most out of the blue, depressing sentence of a book I've ever read. Granted, of the movies and books I've read from China, the most end in somber, depressing tones. But this - I have to imagine that something is missing. I read the last sentence in the version I have to some friends, and they couldn't believe it. At least that gave us a good laugh."
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