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, 20 August 2012
Chapter 114 - supercondensed
Baoyu regrets forgetting what he read in the
Jinling register. Xifeng dies, leading to arguments between her brother and
daughter over the funeral. Zhen Yingjia
visits Zheng and is struck by Baoyu’s resemblance to his own son.
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