The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume IV) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume IV) write by Cao Xueqin. This book was released on 2012-08-30. The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume IV) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which The Debt of Tears is the fourth, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour, realistic detail and delicate poetry, which accurately reflects the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life. But over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence - a theme which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things.
The Story of the Stone, Volume IV
The Story of the Stone, Volume IV - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Story of the Stone, Volume IV write by Xueqin Cao. This book was released on 1973. The Story of the Stone, Volume IV available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, The Story of the Stone charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. This novel re-creates the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life that would otherwise be lost and infuses it with affirming Buddhist belief. --from publisher description.
The Execution of Mayor Yin and Other Stories from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Revised Edition
The Execution of Mayor Yin and Other Stories from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Revised Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Execution of Mayor Yin and Other Stories from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Revised Edition write by Ruoxi Chen. This book was released on 2004-07-21. The Execution of Mayor Yin and Other Stories from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Revised Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Annotation A classic of modern world literature, this collection of stories provides a vivid eyewitness view of everyday life in China during the Cultural Revolution. For this edition, the text has been thoroughly revised and updated to Pinyin romanization. A new introduction reflects on the book's significance in the post-Tianamen era.
The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days
The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days write by Cao Xueqin. This book was released on 2012-08-30. The Story of the Stone: The Golden Days available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Story of the Stone (c.1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blood and Sand write by Frank Gardner. This book was released on 2010-12-15. Blood and Sand available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On the June 6, 2004, while on assignment in Riyadh, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was hit in the shoulder and leg. As he lay in the dust, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into his body at point-blank range... Against all the odds, Frank Gardner survived. Today, although partly paralysed, Frank continues to travel the world, reporting and making documentaries for the BBC. This acclaimed memoir was brought up to date with a new chapter that recounted his return to Saudi Arabia for the first time since he was shot and the story he tells continues to move and inspire, and remains an affirmation of his deep understanding of - and affection for - the Islamic world in these uncertain times. ___ 'Gardner tells his remarkable tale well and bravely, with an astonishing lack of anger and enduring love and respect for the Islamic world' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brave, unsentimental and genuinely inspiring' EVENING STANDARD 'What makes Gardner's moving, often humorous, deeply personal story so important is the fact that he has woven into it a brilliantly dispassionate, clear-eyed account of the Islamic world' SCOTSMAN 'A witty, self-deprecating, inspiring testament' DAILY TELEGRAPH
