Hebrew Translation of Vol. 2 of Dream of the Red Chamber
(H'alom Ha-Mishkanot Ha'adumin)
Translated to Hebrew from Chinese by Andrew Plaks and Amira Katz
Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢Honglou Meng) or The Story of the Stone (石頭記Shitou Ji) is a classic Chinese novel composed by Cao Xueqin, published in 1791. It is a masterpiece of Chinese literature, known for its psychological scope, and its observation of the world view, aesthetics, life-styles, and social relations of 18th- century China. The plot depict the rise and decline of a family much like Cao’s own and, by extension, of the dynasty itself. Although Cao writes about the power of the father over the family, the novel is meant to be a memorial to the women he knew in his
youth: friends, relatives and servants. This is the second volume of the entire comprehensive saga by Cao. The first part was
also published by the Bialik Institute.
- Translated to Hebrew from Chinese by Andrew Plaks and Amira Katz. Jerusalem: The Bialik Institute, 2021, 360 pp. ISBN: 978-965-536-349-4