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Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book I

by Xueqin Cao

★3.8/5
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HUNG LOU MENG or, the Dream of the Red Chamber is also known as The Red Chamber Dreams, A Dream of Red Mansions or The Story of the Stone. It remains as one of the masterpieces of Chinese fiction and one of the Chinese Four Great Classical Novels. It was composed sometime in the middle of the 18th century during the Qing Dynasty. It is attributed to Cáo Xueqín (Cao Zhan). The novel is believed to be semi-autobiographical, mirroring the fortunes of Cao's own family. As the author details in the first chapter, it is intended to be a memorial to the women he knew in his youth: friends, relatives ...

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