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.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Chapter 7 - supercondensed
Baochai’s mother Aunt Xue gives artificial flowers to all the girls; Baoyu snatches
Daiyu’s from her. Xifeng takes Baoyu to the other Jia house, Ningguo, where he
strikes up an immediate friendship with Qinshi’s brother Qin Zhong.
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