The Dream of the Red Chamber
- ISBN-10
- 9389232953
- ISBN-13
- 9789389232950
- Series
- The Dream of the Red Chamber
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 814
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-05-28
- Author
- Cao Xueqin
Description
Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the four Chinese classics. The novel is semi-autobiographical and it gives an incredibly detailed insight into 18th-century life in China, particularly that of the aristocracy. The plot is grand in scale, peopled with a complex array of characters.
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