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, 9 August 2012
Chapter 108 - supercondensed
Xiangyun visits, leading to a surprise birthday party for
Baochai. Joy is feigned; Baoyu absents himself, wandering into the garden in
aimless grief against Aroma’s advice. He is dragged back, distraught after
hearing weeping at Daiyu’s old house.
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