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.
Monday, 30 April 2012
Chapter 54 - supercondensed
Baoyu heads back to the party after
overhearing Aroma and Faithful talking about her mother. Lady Jia mocks one
play’s romantic clichés before Xifeng entertains everyone and starts a new
drinking game. After more parties, Xifeng miscarries.
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