Dream of the Red Chamber
Written by Cao Xueqin
Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano And the Icon Ensemble
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About this audiobook
The whole book has 120 chapters, only 80 of which were written by Cao Xueqin before his death in 1764. Cheng Weiyuan and Gao E claimed to have access to Cao's papers, and published what is now known as the Cheng-Gao version in 1791. Henry Bencraft Joly translated only part of the book written by Cao. Book I contains the first 24 chapters, Book II ends abruptly with chapter 56; a Book III was never published.
Produced by Macc Kay
Production executive Avalon Giuliano
ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano
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Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller 'Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney' and 'Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison'. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture.
Cao Xueqin
Cao Xueqin (1715-1763) was born into a wealthy family that thrived during the Qing Dynasty. Following their patriarch’s death, the family lost their fortune and moved to Beijing. It’s there that Xueqin began creating his greatest work, The Story of the Stone, also known as Dream of the Red Chamber. Hand-copied versions were already circulating before its initial printing in 1791. It is a beloved novel and masterpiece within Chinese literature that gained massive acclaim after Xueqin’s death.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I still had more than 6 hours to go, but I gave up. I have no idea what it is about. I think there was a supernatural incident with one of the main characters. But it’s just endless conversation about people visiting people. I read that this was written in the 1700 and quite advanced for that time. About the social position of women and all. But I can’t really get that out of this story. It’s unfortunate, I really wanted to understand and listen to it, but maybe I need to try again someday.