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The story of the stone : a novel in five volumes / by Cao Xueqin ; translated by David Hawkes.
- Title
- The story of the stone : a novel in five volumes / by Cao Xueqin ; translated by David Hawkes.
- Author
- Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1979]-1987.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v.5 | Text | Request in advance | PL2727.S2 H813 x, 1979 v.5 | Off-site | |
| v.4, c.2 | Text | Request in advance | PL2727.S2 S713 1979 v.4, c.2 | Off-site | |
| v.4 | Text | Request in advance | PL2727.S2 H813 x, 1979 v.4 | Off-site | |
| v.3 | Text | Request in advance | PL2727.S2 H813 x, 1979 v.3 | Off-site | |
| v.2 | Text | Request in advance | PL2727.S2 H813 x, 1979 v.2 | Off-site | |
Not available - Please for assistance. | v.1 | Text | Request in advance | PL2727.S2 H813 x, 1979 v.1 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 5 volumes; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This is rated one of the greatest works of Chinese literature. Metaphysical, allegorical, and vividly realistic, the immense scope of The Story of the Stone provides something for everyone. A rich family saga, a tragic love story, and a philosophical meditation it is one of those rare huge books in which one can lose oneself completely. It begins as the story of the Stone, a supernatural entity endowed with consciousness that winds up in the mortal world and must find the path to enlightenment. His fate is inextricably bound with another creature from the Land of Illusion, the Crimson Pearl Flower. The Stone is responsible for its transformation into a fairy girl -- and she vows to repay him with "a debt of tears", willing to suffer for a lifetime in the world of mere mortals. The Stone describes how his story -- The Story of the Stone -- is the record of his journey to enlightenment, and offers the tale as a tool for others to follow his path, as, for example Vanitas does in the first chapter. --www.complete-review.com.
- Series Statement
- Chinese literature in translation
- Uniform Title
- Hong lou meng. English
- Chinese literature in translation.
- Alternative Title
- Hong lou meng.
- Shi tou zhi.
- Subject
- Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763 > Fiction
- Cao, Xueqin, approximately 1717-1763
- 1644-1912
- Jia, Baoyu (Fictitious character) > Fiction
- Jia, Baoyu (Fictitious character)
- Qing Dynasty (China)
- China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 > Fiction
- Chine > Histoire > 1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue) > Romans, nouvelles, etc
- China
- Genre/Form
- History
- Fiction
- Note
- Translation of Hong lou meng.
- Vol. 5 has cover title in Chinese: Shi tou ji, and subtitle: a Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin in five volumes.
- Vol. 4-5: edited by Gao E; translated by John Minford.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also issued online.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- v. 1. The golden days -- v. 2. The Crab-Flower Club -- v. 3. The warning voice -- v. 4. The debt of tears -- v. 5. The dreamer wakes.
- ISBN
- 0253192668
- 9780253192660
- 0253192617
- 9780253192615
- 0253192625
- 9780253192622
- 0253192633
- 9780253192639
- 0253192641
- 9780253192646
- 025319265X
- 9780253192653
- 9780140443264
- 0140443266
- 9780140443707
- 0140443703
- 9780140443714
- 0140443711
- 9780140443721
- 014044372X
- 9780140442939
- 0140442936
- 9780253292667
- 0253292662
- 025329266X (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 78020279
- OCLC
- 4495528
- SCSB-10417116
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library