The Unofficial History of the Red Chamber

The renowned Qing dynasty writer Gao E, courtesy name Qiufu and literary name Lanshu, shares a love story with Wanjun that is etched into their hearts. Despised by her family, Wanjun runs away from home. At Cheng Weiyuan’s request, Gao E writes the final forty chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber. He places first among the third-rank graduates in the palace examination and serves as an honest, modest official, free of corruption. Framed by others, he is demoted three ranks and dies with his name unjustly stained.