Der Traum der Roten Kammer oder Die Geschichte vom Stein
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Note: Contrary to the illustration (2nd edition) you will receive the updated, complete, unabridged version (3rd edition) in six volumes (see 9783865150592). On Part 1: The goddess Nüwa no longer uses the 36,501st stone for repairing the heavenly vault. This stone then nourishes a flower with dewdrops. Finally, the stone is reborn as the protagonist Jia Baoyu, to whom the dew must be repaid in the form of tears. The novel tells of Baoyu's growing up with his cousins in the 'Garden of Grand View' against the backdrop of the rise and fall of the official family Jia during the time of the last emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The autobiographical background, however, is that of the first emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Baoyu spends almost carefree childhood and youth days with his cousins. In the first part of the novel, a love triangle develops between the talented, androgynous Jia Baoyu, the bold and pragmatic Xue Baochai, and the yearning, loving, intelligent but sickly Lin Daiyu. On Part 2: Baoyu, talented son of the influential extended family Jia, grows up almost carefree with his cousins in the paradise-like 'Garden of Grand View'. In the second part of the novel, he experiences the degeneration and moral decay of his family, the political and financial decline. The idyllic world of childhood threatens to break apart during the transition to youth. Signs of impending doom overshadow the love of the androgynous Jia Baoyu for his devoted but sickly, quietly suffering and fate-resigned cousin Lin Daiyu. Does their love have a future in a time of arranged marriages and against the backdrop of familial decline? On Part 3: Gradually, the twelve girls of the Garden of Grand View marry and move away. Jia Baoyu also believes he is marrying his cousin Lin Daiyu. But when the veil is lifted, it is Xue Baochai. Lin Daiyu dies of grief at the same time. The garden becomes desolate. The jade stone is lost. The family falls into disgrace with the emperor, titles are revoked. The estate is robbed and plundered. Some family members are arrested and banished. The dowager dies. The decline of the extended family Jia seems sealed. Only after Jia Baoyu understands his predetermined fate and decides to live as a Buddhist monk does the tide turn: Jia Baoyu passes the state examinations together with his cousin Jia Lan. Titles, reputation and property are restored. The Jia family looks forward to a happy future with Jia Lan and Baoyu's son Jia Gui. But where is Baoyu?
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Note: Contrary to the illustration (2nd edition) you will receive the updated, complete, unabridged version (3rd edition) in six volumes (see 9783865150592). On Part 1: The goddess Nüwa no longer uses the 36,501st stone for repairing the heavenly vault. This stone then nourishes a flower with dewdrops. Finally, the stone is reborn as the protagonist Jia Baoyu, to whom the dew must be repaid in the form of tears. The novel tells of Baoyu's growing up with his cousins in the 'Garden of Grand View' against the backdrop of the rise and fall of the official family Jia during the time of the last emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The autobiographical background, however, is that of the first emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Baoyu spends almost carefree childhood and youth days with his cousins. In the first part of the novel, a love triangle develops between the talented, androgynous Jia Baoyu, the bold and pragmatic Xue Baochai, and the yearning, loving, intelligent but sickly Lin Daiyu. On Part 2: Baoyu, talented son of the influential extended family Jia, grows up almost carefree with his cousins in the paradise-like 'Garden of Grand View'. In the second part of the novel, he experiences the degeneration and moral decay of his family, the political and financial decline. The idyllic world of childhood threatens to break apart during the transition to youth. Signs of impending doom overshadow the love of the androgynous Jia Baoyu for his devoted but sickly, quietly suffering and fate-resigned cousin Lin Daiyu. Does their love have a future in a time of arranged marriages and against the backdrop of familial decline? On Part 3: Gradually, the twelve girls of the Garden of Grand View marry and move away. Jia Baoyu also believes he is marrying his cousin Lin Daiyu. But when the veil is lifted, it is Xue Baochai. Lin Daiyu dies of grief at the same time. The garden becomes desolate. The jade stone is lost. The family falls into disgrace with the emperor, titles are revoked. The estate is robbed and plundered. Some family members are arrested and banished. The dowager dies. The decline
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Sinica (14)