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.
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Chapter 59 - supercondensed
There is a further argument with a warden
after Oriole teaches one of the actresses to plait in the garden. The argument
spreads to Baoyu’s, and he is merciful to the old woman. Patience reveals that
there have been further mutinous events.
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