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.
Friday, 11 May 2012
Chapter 62 - supercondensed
It is Baoyu’s birthday, shared with Baoqin,
Xiuyan and Patience. They celebrate extremely rowdily with drinking games,
leading to complaints; Xiangyun is found passed out amid peony petals. Caltrop
ruins a skirt outside, and Baoyu helps her.
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