Hong Lou Meng is one of the most beautiful and important novels in world literature, but, well... it's a bit long. And a bit dense, especially in translation. So I'll be posting an English summary, a chapter per day, a supercondensed summary and maybe other thoughts or articles.
I use the 1791 Cheng-Gao version, simplified characters, pinyin and Hawkes' English character names, as they are so much more evocative and distinctive.
Whether you're a student, a literary fan, or just curious, enjoy.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Chapter 8 - supercondensed
Baoyu visits Baochai, whose maid notes the
similarity between Baoyu’s jade and Baochai’s necklace. Daiyu also arrives, and
they drink together before leaving. Back at Baoyu’s, Daiyu admires his
calligraphy. Qin Zhong is enrolled in the Jias’ school.
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