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Click to read more about the plum in the golden vase by hsiaohsiaosheng. In this second of a planned fivevolume series, david roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous chin ping mei, an anonymous sixteenthcentury chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of hismen ching, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a. Read the plum in the golden vase or chin ping mei volume two the rivals ebooks online. Project muse the plum in the golden vase or, chin ping. The plum in the golden vase or, chin ping mei is an anonymous sixteenth century work that focuses on the domestic life of hsimen ching, a corrupt, upwardly. The golden esperen plum is a cultivar of prunus domestica derived from the drap dor plum, mentioned as early as 1675. The plum in the golden vase starts with some characters from water margin, namely wu song the tiger killer, his brother, his sisterinlaw pan jinlin and her soon to be lover ximen ching. Chapter 27 li pingerh communicates a secret in the kingfisher pavilion. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. The plum in the golden vase, or, chin ping mei vol. As a side note, im looking on amazon right now, and they only have the fourth volume in hardcover, and no listing for volume five. Because ximen and pan start an affair and murder wu the elder, wu song kills the two quite brutally i might add, and is subsequently exiled for extra. This acclaimed book by david tod roy is available at in several formats for your ereader. The publication of the plum in the golden vase or, chin pingmei, volume one.
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