Cao Xueqin, Chinese Author(c. 1720-c. 1764)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Cao Zhan
• Known as: Cao Xueqin (may also be spelled Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'in)
• Dates: 1715 or 1724 to 1763 or 1764
• Place: China
• Language: Chinese
• Who he was: Chinese author; Dream of the Red Chamber (Honglou Meng), one of the "Four Great Classical Novels"
• Included in lists (What's This?): LRP

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