Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China (Unabridged Edition)
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Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China (Unabridged Edition)

Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China (Unabridged Edition)

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Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng (Author) Clement Egerton (Contributor) Shu Qingchun (Contributor) Robert Hegel (Contributor)  

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"The greatest novel of physical love which China has produced." --Pearl S. Buck A saga of ruthless ambition, murder, and lust, The Golden Lotus (Jin Ping Mei) has been called the fifth Great Classical Novel in Chinese literature, joining the Four Great Classics: Journey to the West, The Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone), and is recognized as one of the Four Masterworks of the Ming novel. Golden Lotus tells the story of Ximen Qing, a wealthy, unscrupulous merchant who takes the beautiful and ambitious widow Pan Jinlian as his fifth wife. Jinlian is not content to accept her position and schemes to dominate her husband and improve her standing in society by using sex as her weapon. As the story unfolds, Ximen Qing embarks on a series sexual conquests and Pan Jinlian exploits her husband's lust, ultimately causing the downfall of the entire family. The story's dramatic climax vividly portrays the lengths to which ambitious people will go to gain influence. It also lays bare the rivalries within wealthy families of privilege while chronicling their rise and fall. Iconic in China, Golden Lotus has been alternately banned and lauded for centuries, all the while still avidly read as a popular page-turner. This new Tuttle edition, now available in a single unabridged volume, includes a superb introduction by Robert Hegel of Washington University, who explains the book's importance as the first novel in the Chinese tradition attributable to a single author. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
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  • Contributor: Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng
  • Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
  • ISBN13: 9780804856720
  • Number of Pages: 1280
  • Packaged Dimensions: 130x203mm
  • Packaged Weight: 1021
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
  • Release Date: 2023-08-22
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
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