The Story of the Stone, Volume I - Cao Xueqin Translator: Johnny Lorenz

Translator: Johnny Lorenz

When a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears to warn her about how dangerous that would be

and those who'll risk the future to see justice done

Following a whirlwind romance

and a reclusive

The Story of the Stone, Volume I - Cao Xueqin Translator: Johnny LorenzThe Story of the Stone is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events love affairs, sibling rivalries, political