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Chapters from a Floating Life - The Autobiography of a Chinese Artist (Paperback)
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2012 Reprint of 1960 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.
"Chapters from a Floating Life" (also translated as "Six Records of
a Floating Life") is an autobiographical novel by Shen Fu (1763 -
1825) who lived in Changzhou (now known as Suzhou) during the Qing
Dynasty. The six chapters are, namely, Wedded Bliss, The Little
Pleasures of Life, Sorrow, The Joys of Travel, Experience
(missing), and The Way of Life (missing). Only four of its six
parts survive. The Fifth and Sixth parts claimed to have been found
were declared to be fraudulent by scholars. The word "Floating
Life" comes from a poem of Tang poet Li Bai ( ...Floating life just
like a dream, how much fun can we have?). The autobiography is a
compelling 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 memoir shows six parallel layers'
of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into
Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty.
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