Looking for an annotated version of 《红楼梦》

[natra]

I am currently reading《红楼梦》in the original. Recently, my professor recommended that I buy an annotated version of the text. That way, I could read a bit faster with less common idioms getting glossed in a footnote at the bottom.

The text she had in her office and recommended I pick up was this version: http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261604470&asin=B0011BQ240&sr=8-1

However, it seems to be out of print. Could anyone here recommend a similar version with 注解？

[Kenny同志]

http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261616426&asin=B001146W6U&sr=1-1#

i bought this version. it is great . the annotator has Pinyin along difficult Hanzis and notes along hard phrases.

[natra]

Okay. I ordered a copy.

My professor seemed to not have a very clear idea of the differences between different annotated versions, so I assume that as long as it gives me some basic explanation in the footnotes then it should not really matter.

[Kenny同志]

its doesn't have footnotes, but there are Pinyin and explanations of some hard words along the lines

[natra]

...

Well, hopefully it will contain basically the same information as the other one.

[Kenny同志]

The suggested one is a red hardback. Though inexpensive, in terms of readability and layout, it is much better than most of its counterparts;the notes it provides even enable an average reader to slide through the masterpiece.

Click "章节试读" under the picture of the book to see if you like it.

Edited December 24, 2009 at 05:09 AM by kenny2006woo

[gato]

You could also consider the version published by 少年儿童出版社. Though it's an illustrated edition, it does have the full text, in 4 volumes. The annotations are likely to be more extensive because this edition is intended for young readers. I've skimmed through them in a local stores, and they look very good.

The rest of the Four Classics (Water Margin, Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms) are also available in this format from 少年儿童出版社. I thought of buying the Romance of the Three Kingdoms....

http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=sr_1_4?_encoding=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261631117&asin=B0011C33W8&sr=1-4

红楼梦(全4册)(全本注释版图文典藏)

·出版社：中国少年儿童新闻出版总社,中国少年儿童出版社

·页码：1060 页

·出版日期：2007年03月

·ISBN：9787500782087

·条形码：9787500782087

·版本：第1版

·装帧：平装

·开本：16开

·套装数量：4

[Kenny同志]

It looks good, gato

[natra]

Ah, okay. Yes, I would say that this is more or less the same as what my professor recommended.

As for the illustrated version, I will consider it, but it is really not what I am looking for.

[rob07]

I read and can recommend this one:

http://shop.kongfz.com/book/8325/55816345.html

It is published by the 教育部 for Chinese 中学生. The footnotes don't feel intrusive but as well as explaining rare characters and phrases, they also cover customs (for example, the rules of the drinking games they play) and historical and cultural references. I found it very helpful.

I've got no experience with ordering from that site though, I only found it by googling the ISBN.