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  • The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei

    Volume One: The Gathering

    by David Tod Roy ...
    Series series Princeton Library of Asian Translations
    In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy 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. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei

    Volume Three: The Aphrodisiac

    by David Tod Roy ...
    Series series Princeton Library of Asian Translations
    In this third volume of a planned five-volume series, David Roy 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 His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei

    Volume Five: The Dissolution

    Series series Princeton Library of Asian Translations
    This is the fifth and final volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei 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 ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei

    Volume Two: The Rivals

    by David Tod Roy ...
    Series series Princeton Library of Asian Translations
    In this second of a planned five-volume series, David Roy 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 His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei

    Volume Four: The Climax

    by David Tod Roy ...
    Series series Princeton Library of Asian Translations
    This is the fourth and penultimate volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei 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. ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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