Book · 2011
The Dream of The Red Chamber
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But again, you get into Chinese fiction or if you look at a classic work, Dream of Red Chamber, other than people with some kind of background in China or Chinese studies, I know very few people who've read Dream of Red Chamber.
Tyler Cowen · Conversations with Tyler · Jan 2024 Listen at 19:57 Why people recommend it
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Tsʻao Hsüeh-chʻin is an eighteenth-century Chinese masterpiece chronicling the rise and fall of a prominent aristocratic family alongside a central tragic romance. Tyler Cowen frequently brought up this monumental classic across multiple episodes of Conversations with Tyler to examine literary consumption and global storytelling traditions. In conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang, Cowen noted that outside of individuals with a background in China or Chinese studies, he knows very few people who have actually read the text. While speaking with Fuchsia Dunlop, he highlighted her favorable writings on the novel to explore its cultural significance. In another episode with Michael Orthofer, Cowen referred to the first volume of the Chinese book—acknowledging that it used to be known as The Dream of the Red Chamber before more frequently taking the title The Story of the Stone in Penguin editions—to discuss the challenges and rewards of engaging with complex, long-form works of fiction. Through these recurring mentions, the podcast illuminated the vast scope of the classical epic and the ongoing challenge of bridging gaps in international literary readership.
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Tyler Cowen But again, you get into Chinese fiction or if you look at a classic work, Dream of Red Chamber, other than… 3
“But again, you get into Chinese fiction or if you look at a classic work, Dream of Red Chamber, other than people with some kind of background in China or Chinese studies, I know very few people who've read Dream of Red Chamber.”
“Now, you've written favorably about the 18th century Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber.”
“so here's volume 1 of a Chinese book used to be known as dream of the red chamber now it's more often called story of the stone penguin”
