Six Chapters of a Floating Life
by Shen Fu
About This Novel
"Six Chapters of a Floating Life" is an autobiographical prose written by Shen Fu of the Qing Dynasty in the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808). Taking the life of Shen Fu and his wife as the main line, it depicts the ordinary but interesting home life and what he saw and heard while traveling around the world. Although Shen Fu and his wife Yun Niang live in poverty, they have always maintained an optimistic and open-minded attitude towards life. They support each other and make their ordinary life interesting and full of artistic sentiment. This optimistic and broad-minded attitude towards life has deeply infected today's readers. What is written in the book is the real life of the author himself. It not only contains the joy of boudoir, but also conflicts between brothers, parents-in-law, sons and daughters-in-law, showing the real life of an ordinary family. All the articles reveal their true feelings. Whether they are writing about people and events, describing scenery, or discussing literature and art, most of them are unabashed, express their feelings directly, and have sincere feelings, which have a strong appeal to readers. The author's literary standards are superb, and his writing style is calm and elegant. Most of what is written in the book are details and trivial matters in daily life, but it does not feel monotonous or boring when reading, but on the contrary, it feels full of interest.
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