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, 26 July 2012
Chapter 102 - supercondensed
Tanchun leaves; Youshi falls ill after walking in the garden.
Fearing spirits, it is abandoned and locked. Even Jia She is shaken by its
oppression, and arranges an unconvincing exorcism. Zheng has been impeached,
his reputation is ruined.
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