Six Records of a Floating Life (Penquin Classics)
ISBN-13:
9780140444292
ISBN-10:
0140444297
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Shen Fu, Leonard Pratt
Publication date:
1983
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
176 pages
Category:
Asian American & Asian
,
Cultural & Regional
,
China
,
Asian History
,
European History
,
Women in History
,
World History
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ISBN-13:
9780140444292
ISBN-10:
0140444297
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Shen Fu, Leonard Pratt
Publication date:
1983
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
176 pages
Category:
Asian American & Asian
,
Cultural & Regional
,
China
,
Asian History
,
European History
,
Women in History
,
World History
Summary
Six Records of a Floating Life (Penquin Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780140444292 and ISBN-10: 0140444297), written by authors
Shen Fu, Leonard Pratt, was published by Penguin Classics in 1983.
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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.
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.
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