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.
Monday, 25 June 2012
Chapter 89 - supercondensed
Zheng is called away for the winter; Baoyu is
reminded of Skybright after wearing the cape she mended, and writes her an ode.
Daiyu overhears maids talking about Baoyu’s engagement and is overwhelmed with
grief, refusing to eat.
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