Golden Family Saga - Complete 3 Volumes

Author: Zhang Henshu
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book spans one million words and is hailed as the "Dream of the Red Chamber" of the 20th century. The story centers on the love and marital tragedy between Jin Yanshi, the son of the Prime Minister of the Beiyang Cabinet, and Leng Qingqiu, a delicate and charming woman. It depicts the decadent and declining life of a feudal aristocratic family, including the infighting among wives and concubines, the dissipation of children, revealing the hidden darkness and transformation of human nature in a complex environment. It is akin to a chronicle of the rise and fall of a noble family during turbulent times.