The Story of the Stone, Volume IV: The Debt of Tears, Chapters 81-98 by Gao E, Cao Xueqin

The Story of the Stone, Volume IV: The Debt of Tears, Chapters 81-98

The Story of the Stone #4

Gao E, Cao Xueqin with John Minford (Translator)

400 pages first pub 1760 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature.Divided into five volumes, of which The Debt of Tears is the fourth, The Story of the Stone charts the g...

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reflective 50%
challenging 25%
sad 25%

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