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Title	:	The Warning Voice (The Story of the Stone #3)
Author	:	Xueqin Cao
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 640 pages
Published	:	January 29th 1981 by Penguin Group (first published January 3rd 1791)
Categories	:	Cultural. China. Fiction. Classics. Asian Literature. Chinese Literature. Literature

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"The Story of the Stone (c. 1760)", also known by the title of "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which "The Warning Voice" is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour, realistic detail and delicate poetry, which accurately reflects the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life. But over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence - a theme which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things.

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Original Title:	紅樓夢 [Hónglóu Mèng]
ISBN:	0140443703 (ISBN13: 9780140443707)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Story of the Stone #3

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The Warning Voice was a good title for the third part of Hawkess translation. The place really picks up in these chapters, as the destiny of the Jias starts to show itself.

Interesting view into family life in China in the 1700's. The story of the rise and fall of a wealthy and highly placed family with many servants.

Definitely the best of the volumes thus far, in that I think it is here that we really get to see the individuality of the characters in the garden (both maids and mistresses) on full display. I also like the almost Greek tragic nature of the anecdotes and the family at large; the reader can see the end coming for each of the fated characters in turn, but is powerless to save them, and the resulting pathos is enough to bring tears to the eyes. Skybright, I am still crying for you!

Another fine instalment by David Hawkes, the third volume of Story of the Stone continues the saga of the Jia family, their day-to-day lives and the growing relationship between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. As Hawkes admits, the third volume does start to show inconsistencies in plot and characters but the translator admirably resolves these issues. Overall, it is an excellent translation (though as I have mentioned, there are issues with the poetry) and Hawkes has shown his skills in making one of

Reaching the third volume of The Story of the Stone, one feels like one's meeting old acquaintances; and what fabulous characters they are - Bao-yu, Xi-feng, Grandmother Jia, Jia Lian, Tan Chun, and so many others. The fortunes and misfortunes of this aristocratic 18th century Chinese family make for a remarkable period piece, one goes from feeling annoyed by so much silliness and petty problems (the kind that today would be called First World problems), understanding how the French

The following review is my review for all five volumes as a whole. I'm going to put forth an argument that books can be compared to relationships. There are books that are guilty pleasures with no literary value beyond straightforward entertainment, such as potboiler mysteries or the much maligned Harlequin style romance. These are your one-night stands of the book world. Then there are brief forays readers take out of curiosity or biblio-style peer pressure, such as best-seller lists or

The episodes in this volume revolve around the idea of propriety and violation or transgression of the social order. When the characters face the conflict between fulfilling their desires and upholding Confucian norms, they face punishment. The warning voice, as the added subtitle to the translation indicates, is heard drifting over from the ancestral temple. Punishment for transgressions often takes the form of illness and death. The characters desires paradoxically bind them to the material