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, 12 April 2012
Chapter 43 - supercondensed
The household decides to pool money for
Xifeng’s birthday gift; she hires an outside troupe. Baoyu angers Lady Jia by
being absent from both a club meeting and the start of the party. He is making
offerings at a nearby temple with Tealeaf.
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