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, 2 July 2012
Chapter 94 - supercondensed
The nuns are disposed of. The crab trees,
assumed dead, have budded; each has their own interpretation of the omen. Baoyu
cannot find the jade and all are distressed. Huan is questioned, a search plan
is hatched and divination made.
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