Dream of the Red Chamber Author:Tsao Hsueh-Chin Considered China's greatest novel, describing the life of two households in Peking, belonging to the same family, in which five generations live together with their innumerable retainers, servants, relatives and other hanger-ons. The love of the one boy and his cousin is the central theme but a rich picture of the character and quality of one ... more »of the world's richest civilization is also portrayed.« less