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.
Friday, 17 February 2012
Chapter 2 - supercondensed
Yucun, now the local magistrate, has been
tutoring Lin Daiyu. He meets an
antique dealer who tells him about his exalted Jia relatives, particularly the
boy Jia Baoyu, who are also related to
Daiyu.
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