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.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Chapter 6 - supercondensed
Baoyu talks about his dream with his maid Aroma. Country relative Grannie Liu visits and is given an
audience with Wang Xifeng, and is
overawed by the technology and opulence.
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