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, 23 April 2012
Chapter 49 - supercondensed
Baoqin,
Xiuyan and Li Wan’s cousins arrive, exciting the others. Lady Jia adopts
Baoqin, who has an immediate intimacy with Daiyu, and Xiangyun moves in with
Baochai. They grill venison at a snow-covered welcome party.
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