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, 13 June 2012
Chapter 81 - supercondensed
Baoyu suggests moving Yingchun back in; Lady
Wang, although upset, laughs. Depressed, he joins four girls fishing, but
cannot catch anything. Baoyu’s godmother has been arrested for witchcraft;
Baoyu is re-enrolled at school.
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