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, 29 March 2012
Chapter 40 - supercondensed
At Xiangyun’s farewell party, Grannie Liu is
soundly mocked and is the subject of an extensive practical joke, causing much
mirth. They watch the actresses from punts, move to Baochai’s bare apartment,
and play drinking games.
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