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What's In A Name?
Why Cao Xueqin called her Lin Daiyu
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Daniel Evensen
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Lin Daiyu Enters
The connection between Lin Daiyu and the Jia family
May 3
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Daniel Evensen
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My Language Learning Secret
How to learn how to read Dream of the Red Chamber in the original
May 2
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Daniel Evensen
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My Language Learning Secret
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Jiao Xing Becomes Lucky
Chapter 2 of Dream of the Red Chamber begins
May 1
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Daniel Evensen
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Jiao Xing Becomes Lucky
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Abandonment Is Not The Answer
Why Zhen Shiyin is not the hero of Dream of the Red Chamber
Apr 30
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Daniel Evensen
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Abandonment Is Not The Answer
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Zhen Shiyin Runs Away
The end of the first chapter of Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢)
Apr 29
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Daniel Evensen
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Sewing Another Girl's Wedding Dress
The raw emotional power of Dream of the Red Chamber
Apr 28
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Daniel Evensen
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Sewing Another Girl's Wedding Dress
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Zhen Shiyin's Bitter Lament
Zhen Shiyin remarks bitterly about the absurdism of life, hinting at a better way.
Apr 27
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Daniel Evensen
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The Bootstraps Myth
Why a 250 year old Chinese novel is still relevant today
Apr 26
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Daniel Evensen
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The Bootstraps Myth
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Zhen Shiyin Loses Everything
One calamity is followed by another
Apr 25
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Daniel Evensen
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The English Translations
A look at the various translations of Dream of the Red Chamber — and why I don't like any of them
Apr 24
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Daniel Evensen
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Disaster Strikes
Zhen Shiyin's child vanishes
Apr 23
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Daniel Evensen
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