In a message dated 3/26/01 6:14:40 PM Central Standard Time, jr@shasta.com
writes:
> Could this explain why Chinese don't write romance novels?
Not true: "The Dream of the Red Chamber" from the late Ming period is, among
other things, a romance novel, and is recognized by many as the first true
"novel" written in any culture.
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