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A review by ricliu
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Tsao Hsueh-Chin
4.0
A deep exploration of a Chinese household of means - its adults, children, servants, relatives. Dream of the Red Chamber beguiles you with its strongly written characters, who are almost always one step ahead of the reader. The subtlety of their dialogue and decisions reveal an intricate world - lived-in, failing, and suddenly lost.
This is an abridged translation, and while the translator did a good job, I don’t think it allows one to have fully read Dream of the Red Chamber nor understand the work’s associated cultural and literary significance.
This is an abridged translation, and while the translator did a good job, I don’t think it allows one to have fully read Dream of the Red Chamber nor understand the work’s associated cultural and literary significance.