Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China
"The greatest novel of physical love which China has produced." --Pearl S. BuckA saga of ruthless ambition, murder, and lust, The Golden Lotus (Jin Ping Mei) has been called the fifth Great Classical…
Specifikacia Golden Lotus: A Saga of Ambition, Murder and Lust in Medieval China
"The greatest novel of physical love which China has produced." --Pearl S. BuckA saga of ruthless ambition, murder, and lust, The Golden Lotus (Jin Ping Mei) has been called the fifth Great Classical Novel in Chinese literature, joining the Four Great Classics: Journey to the West, The Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone), and is recognized as one of the Four Masterworks of the Ming novel.Golden Lotus tells the story of Ximen Qing, a wealthy, unscrupulous merchant who takes the beautiful and ambitious widow Pan Jinlian as his fifth wife. Jinlian is not content to accept her position and schemes to dominate her husband and improve her standing in society by using sex as her weapon.As the story unfolds, Ximen Qing embarks on a series sexual conquests
Ambition A Minuet of Power
Ambition: A Minuet in Power