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, 2 May 2012
Chapter 56 - supercondensed
Uneasy with some of the present arrangements,
Tanchun decides to appoint garden wardens. The Zhens arrive, and tell the
household about their son, also called Baoyu. Baoyu is shaken by the thought of
a double, and has a bad dream.
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