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Asian literature offers some of the most beautiful prose ever written. We pick the classics all books fans should read. 亚洲文学中涌现出了许多动人篇章，英国《电讯报》特挑选书迷应当阅读的史上十佳亚洲小说： 1、The Dream of the Red Chamber 《红楼梦》 Cao Xueqin (printed 1791) 作者：曹雪芹（1791年出版） With a cast of more than 400 characters, this episodic novel written in the vernacular rather than classical Chinese tells of two branches of an aristocratic family with a tragic love story at its humane heart. 史诗般的《红楼梦》并非用文言文写的，而是采用通俗的白话文。全书中有400多个人物，以一个权贵家族的两个分支为主线，描述了一个凄美的爱情故事，人文气息浓厚。 2、A Fine Balance 《微妙的平衡》 Rohinton Mistry (1995) 作者：罗欣顿·米斯特里（1995年出版） Set during the Emergency of 1970 (a period marked by political unrest, torture and detentions), Mistry is critical of then-prime minister Indira Gandhi. Four characters from very different backgrounds are brought together by rapid social changes. 故事发生在20世纪70年代，当时的社会背景政局动荡、酷刑监禁滥用。米斯特里对时任印度总理英迪拉·甘地持批判态度。书中四个人物虽背景迥异，但他们却因为剧烈的社会变革而走到了一起。 | 
