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Rarely does a cast of beloved literary figures from another culture and time come alive on the pages of a modern writer's work. Pauline Chen has reimagined the characters from my very favorite novel to make a compelling new version of China's great literary masterpiece. I highly recommend The Red Chamber. It will transport you into an altogether new world (Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha)
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A compelling family saga inspired by the celebrated Chinese classical epic The Dream of the Red Chamber in the tradition of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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- EditoreVirago
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 1844087964
- ISBN 13 9781844087969
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine496
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