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Cao Xueqin was born into a wealthy family whose status and fortune diminished when he was a child. He spent the remainder of his life in poverty.
The Dream of the Red Chamber, which he devoted ten years of his life to writing, was not published until thirty years after his death.
H. Bencraft Joly was Vice-Consulate of Macao at the time he translated
The Dream of the Red Chamber in an effort to advance appreciation of Chinese literature among Western scholars.
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9 Ebooks by John Minford
Cao Xueqin: Dream of the Red Chamber
The Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the ‘Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature.’ It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters, and telling observations about the life …
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€26.99
Sun Tzu: Sun Tzu’s The Art of War
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has been the premier manual of Chinese military strategy for the past two millennia and, as thousands of Asian businessmen can attest, this classic work is as applicable to …
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€8.49
Sun-tzu: The Art of War
Still a source of inspiration for soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom 2000 years after it was written, Sun-Tzu’s The Art of War is the most influential book of strategy in the …
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€6.49
Pu Songling: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle …
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€10.99
John Minford: Best China
The Best China, an expression traditionally used to refer to the finest crockery brought out when one is entertaining special guests, has been adapted here to mean the Best Chinese Tradition of …
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€39.43
Pu Songling: Wailing Ghosts
‘…revealing great shining fangs more than three inches long.’Some of the most macabre and wonderful of all Chinese stories, including ‘The Golden Goblet’, ‘Scorched Moth the Daoist’ and ‘The Black …
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€1.49
