- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 544
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: The Story of the Stone
- EAN: 9780140442939
- Utgivelsesår: 1973
- Bidragsyter: Xueqin, Cao
229,-
The Story of the Stone (c.1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents'' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.