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, 7 March 2012
Chapter 20 - supercondensed
Aroma argues with one of Baoyu’s nannies, and
gets more ill. Jia Huan reveals the
chip on his shoulder about Baoyu while playing dice with Baochai. Baoyu
quarrels with Daiyu before they greet cousin Shi Xiangyun, who Daiyu mocks.
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