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Six Records of a Floating Life

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Availability:In StockContributor:Shen Fu, Leonard Pratt (Translator), Leonard Pratt (Introduction by)Series:Penquin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1983-11-17Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140444292ISBN-10:140444297UPC:9780140444292Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Asia, ModernBook Topic:China, 19th CenturySize:7.79 x 5.07 x 0.42 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SC2RVGA444
Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yun, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes other incidents of his life, including how his beloved wife obtained a courtesan for him and reflects on his travels through China. Shen Fu's exquisite memoir shows six parallel "layers" of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140444292ISBN-10:140444297UPC:9780140444292Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Asia, ModernBook Topic:China, 19th CenturySize:7.79 x 5.07 x 0.42 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SC2RVGA444
Shen Fu's exquisite memoir shows six parallel "layers" of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty.
Publisher: Penguin Classics

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