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 in the Qing Dynasty. It was originally written in six volumes, two of which have been lost, and only four volumes remain today. The author narrates his life experience for most of his life in pure and beautiful words. The content is unpretentious, real and moving. Shen Fu and his wife Chen Yun were in harmony with each other, and they had a deep love for each other. Their life style of poetry, wine, wine, tea, common people's clothing and vegetarian food, and their attitude towards life in pursuit of spiritual freedom, are a poetic portrayal of life in the floating world. The turmoil and sorrow, joys and sorrows, separation and reunion shown in the book also reveal another true face of life in the floating world. This book is "happy but not obscene, sad but not sad". It occupies a very important position in Qing Dynasty notebook literature and has been passed down to this day and has become a classic.
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