The plum in the golden vase, or, Chin Pʻing Mei /
translated by David Tod Roy.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993-
- v. <1-4 > : ill. ; 24-25 cm.
- Princeton library of Asian translations .
- Princeton library of Asian translations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
v. 1. The gathering -- v. 2. The rivals -- v. 3 The aphrodisiac -- v. 4 The climax -- v. 5. The dissolution.
A five-volume translation of the classic sixteenth-century Chinese novel on the domestic life of a corrupt merchant.