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.
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Chapter 110 - supercondensed
Lady Jia dies. The funeral is a shambles,
with funds restricted by Lady Xing. Xifeng is blamed and feels mortified; only
Li Wan sympathises. Xiangyun’s husband has consumption and Xifeng collapses
from exhaustion, vomiting blood.
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