Title : In the Red Pavilion - Pauline Chen - Book
Summary :
Passions, betrayals, court intrigues, a fascinating dive into the confined and merciless world of the women's apartments, within an aristocratic Pekingese family of the 18th century.
“A true literary marvel, an epic yet intimate tale of palace intrigue and political turmoil, dazzling on every page.”
Julie Otsuka, author of Some had never seen the sea .
China, 1721. Daiyu, a seventeen-year-old provincial girl, is welcomed to Beijing by her mother's family, who has just died. Having lived simply and without constraints, Daiyu is completely disconcerted by the splendor and rigidity of Rongguo Palace, where she meets the entire Jia family, aristocrats linked to the imperial house. Her grandmother, Lady Jia, reigns over the women's residence where everyone, servants and concubines alike, obeys strict hierarchical rules. When Daiyu falls in love with the Jia heir, she attracts the matriarch's wrath and awakens some buried secrets. A murder, illicit love affairs, and a coup d'état after the Emperor's death will precipitate the fall of this dynasty. Three unforgettable women, Daiyu, Xifeng, and Baochai, will each attempt, in their own way, to shape their destiny.
Pauline Chen gives new life to a classic of 18th-century Chinese literature, The Dream in the Red Pavilion , by Cao Xueqin.
- EAN: 9782221129784
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