The Story of the Stone, Volume II: The Crab-Flower Club, Chapters 27-53 - Paperback

by Cao Xueqin (Author), David Hawkes (Translator), David Hawkes (Preface by)

Author Biography

Cao Xueqin (1715-63) was born into a family which for three generations held the office of Commissioner of Imperial Textiles in Nanking, a family so wealthy they were able to entertain the Emperor four times. However, calamity overtook them and their property was consfiscated. Cao Xueqin was living in poverty when he wrote his famous novel The Story of the Stone.