{"product_id":"the-plum-in-the-golden-vase-or-chin-ping-mei-volume-one-the-gathering-paperback","title":"The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'Ing Mei, Volume One: The Gathering - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Tod Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Tod Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first volume of a celebrated translation of the classic Chinese novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. \u003ci\u003eThe Plum in the Golden Vase\u003c\/i\u003e or, \u003ci\u003eChin P'ing Mei\u003c\/i\u003e is an anonymous sixteenth-century work 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. The novel, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form--not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the possible exception of \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e (1010) and \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e (1615), there is no earlier work of prose fiction of equal sophistication in world literature. Although its importance in the history of Chinese narrative has long been recognized, the technical virtuosity of the author, which is more reminiscent of the Dickens of \u003ci\u003eBleak House\u003c\/i\u003e, the Joyce of \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, or the Nabokov of \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e than anything in the earlier Chinese fiction tradition, has not yet received adequate recognition. This is partly because all of the existing European translations are either abridged or based on an inferior recension of the text. This translation and its annotation aim to faithfully represent and elucidate all the rhetorical features of the original in its most authentic form and thereby enable the Western reader to appreciate this Chinese masterpiece at its true worth.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the first complete English translation of world literature and will immediately supersede all existing partial and abridged translations in that language. Even aside from the stunning achievement of the translation itself, the book represents a lifetime of meticulous scholarship on an enormous number of Sinological subjects. This work is the culmination of David Roy's entire scholarly career and a compendium of his vast learning in all phases of traditional Chinese civilization.\"\u003cb\u003e--Andrew Plaks, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Tod Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2016) was professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Chicago. His monumental five-volume translation of the \u003ci\u003eChin P'ing Mei\u003c\/i\u003e was completed in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336949260653,"sku":"9780691016146","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/UWNGaS96Q25rcVVNK3VsRm9BOEh2UT09.webp?v=1778922761","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-plum-in-the-golden-vase-or-chin-ping-mei-volume-one-the-gathering-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}