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Wonders on a Pillow
Fame, fortune and love pass like a dream on a pillow. Wonders on a Pillow tells of scheming officials, a family destroyed and lovers reunited after many turns of fortune, a brisk Qing novel that warns against the grasping ambition it describes so vividly. This is a complete new English translation, with names in modern pinyin and the text rendered as plain, readable English prose. Like the best scholar-and-beauty novels it moves quickly, with disguises, poems exchanged in secret, examinations, villains and a hard-won happy ending. These romances were the popular reading of their day, devoured by young men and women, imitated on the stage and admired abroad, and they remain charming, quick and surprising. It is an ideal book for curious readers who want to explore Chinese literature and thought beyond the few famous titles, in a clear modern English version.
