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, 7 June 2012
Chapter 78 - supercondensed
Baoyu finds Skybright has been cremated, and
reflects on the number of people lost. He impresses Zheng’s literary friends
with a poem. Later, he writes an elegy and performs a small ceremony for
Skybright by hibiscus bushes
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