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THE STORY OF THE STONE
by Hughart, Barry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good to Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385246366
- ISBN 13
- 9780385246361
- Seller
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Mercedes, Texas, United States
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Synopsis
Dream of the Red Chamber (also Red Chamber Dream, Hung Lou Meng or A Dream of Red Mansions), originally The Story of the Stone, is a masterpiece of Chinese vernacular literature and one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. The novel was composed some time in the middle of the 18 century during the Qing Dynasty and attributed to Cao Xueqin. Redology is the field of study devoted exclusively to this work and the novel is generally acknowledged as the pinnacle of the classical Chinese novels.
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- Bookseller
- High Castle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HCA-3604
- Title
- THE STORY OF THE STONE
- Author
- Hughart, Barry
- Illustrator
- Mark Harrison (jacket illustration)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good to Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385246366
- ISBN 13
- 9780385246361
- Publisher
- Doubleday / Foundation
- Place of Publication
- NY, NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HCA, FICTION, NOVEL, SERIES, MASTER LI, BRIDGE OF BIRDS, SCIFI, SCI-FI, SCI FI, SPECULATIVE FICTION, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER
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- ALL BOOKS-0008;
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High Castle Books
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