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, 22 June 2012
Chapter 88 - supercondensed
Everyone copies out sutras for Lady Jia’s
birthday. A fight between servants leads to tension amongst the staff. Yun
tries to get jobs for his friends, then makes Qiaojie cry. Xifeng scoffs to
hear that a maid has seen a ghost, but is later spooked.
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