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The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume One: The Gathering - Princeton Library of Asian Translations Xiaoxiaosheng
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume One: The Gathering - Princeton Library of Asian Translations
Xiaoxiaosheng
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.
716 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 6, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691016146 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Genre | Cultural Region > Chinese |
| Pages | 520 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 232 × 46 mm · 1.15 kg |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Roy, David Tod |