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The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei (Volume One by David Tod Roy

The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei (Volume One

The Gathering)

by David Tod Roy


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17 Hrs. 35 Min.

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In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form - not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context.


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