Treasure House of World Literary Masterpieces -- The Story of the Scholars (Youth Edition) (Youth Edition)

Author: Wu Jingzi
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: The Story of the Stone (Dream of the Red Chamber) is a renowned classical satirical novel in China. Through vivid artistic portrayals, it reflects the corrupt and dark social reality of the late feudal society, criticizes the imperial examination system, and exposes the evils and hypocrisy of the reactionary regime. The author of this novel, Wu Jingzi, was born during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty and was primarily active during the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was already in decline, with various social contradictions intensifying further. A storm of peasant revolution was brewing, and dissatisfaction was widespread among other social classes. Political and economic conflicts had reached an extremely acute level.