Work

紅樓夢

Dream of the Red Chamber

Author

Language

Classical Vernacular Chinese

Year

1792

Country

Qing dynasty

Genre

Novel

紅樓夢

Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone is an 18th-century Chinese novel authored by Cao Xueqin, considered to be one of the Four Great Classic Novels of Chinese literature. It is known for its psychological scope and its observation of the worldview, aesthetics, lifestyles, and social relations of High Qing China.

Translations

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

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

tr. H. Bencraft Joly · H.B.M. Consular Service · Other · 1892

The Story of the Stone, Vol 1: The Golden Days (Chaps. 1-26)

The Story of the Stone, Vol 1: The Golden Days (Chaps. 1-26)

tr. David Hawkes · Penguin · United Kingdom · 1974

The Story of the Stone, Vol 2: The Crab-Flower Club (Chaps. 27-53)

The Story of the Stone, Vol 2: The Crab-Flower Club (Chaps. 27-53)

tr. David Hawkes · Penguin · United Kingdom · 1976

The Story of the Stone, Vol 3: The Warning Voice (Chaps. 54-80)

The Story of the Stone, Vol 3: The Warning Voice (Chaps. 54-80)

tr. David Hawkes · Penguin · United Kingdom · 1981

The Story of the Stone, Vol 4: The Debt of Tears (Chaps. 81-98)

The Story of the Stone, Vol 4: The Debt of Tears (Chaps. 81-98)

tr. John Minford · Penguin · United Kingdom · 1982

The Story of the Stone, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes (Chaps. 99-120)

The Story of the Stone, Vol. 5: The Dreamer Wakes (Chaps. 99-120)

tr. John Minford · Penguin · United Kingdom · 1986

A Dream of Red Mansions (Chinese Classics, Classic Novel in 4 Volumes)

A Dream of Red Mansions (Chinese Classics, Classic Novel in 4 Volumes)

tr. Yang Xianyi, Gladys Yang · Foreign Languages Press · 1994

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