Six Chapters of a Floating Life
by Shen Fu
About This Novel
"Six Chapters of a Floating Life" takes the life of the author and his wife as the main line, describing ordinary but interesting home life, as well as what he sees and hears when he travels to various places. The work describes that the author and his wife Chen Yun were in love and wanted to live a life of commoners, eating vegetables and engaging in art. However, due to the oppression of feudal ethics and the suffering of poverty, their ideals were finally shattered. In the history of Chinese literature, there are many poems and essays describing love, but most of them are about palace romances, or about love tragedies under the despotic power of power, etiquette, and law, or about intimate friends and the entanglement between boys and girls, and rarely involve the love between husband and wife. "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" written by Shen Fu vividly describes the life of husband and wife. Lin Yutang translated the four volumes of "Six Chapters of a Floating Life" into English and wrote a long preface.
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Official(27)Scraped 19d ago
Congratulations to Mr. for his excellent work being recommended as a book in the 2018 Reading Festival
Mr. Wang's writing is sincere, profound yet easy to understand, expressing the joy of life and the beauty of the world!
When Shen Fu was thirteen years old, he met Yun Niang by chance. In modern times, being in thirteen-year-old age was considered a proper puppy love. But in that era, at that age, Shen Fu had made up his mind that Chen Yun was not the one he wanted. He was also worried that Yun Niang was too good and he was not worthy of her. This was probably because he was in love, so he was sentimental and worried about gains and losses. Fortunately, they ended up together and they were an enviable couple.
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This book is among the books recommended by the Chinese teacher at my children's school. I watched it first. I can only look at the daily life of an ancient person. In fact, I couldn't bear to read this translation's straightforward narration. I kept thinking that if it were me, I would definitely die much faster than Yun. It was really sad for women to live in that era. The protagonist has been a prostitute for several months, and he talks about it calmly, as naturally as drinking water. Nowadays, children watch time-travel dramas and play time-travel palace games, which are quite exciting. Oh my God, in the real ancient times, except for a few, women were very miserable, okay? What I want to say in summary is that it's great to be born in this era! ! !
longing for love
Simplicity and plainness are the truth. When you meet the right person, you must hold on tightly. They will become a pair with wings and branches, and they will become a pair for life.
Floating life is like a dream, the geometry of joy
I lamented the displacement in the book, and also lamented that it finally echoed the horrifying scene of the Hungry Ghost Festival.
I thought it was Six Chapters of a Floating Life
But this is not bad either
Life is like a dream, so much joy!
I am moved to tears by the flowers, and the birds are frightened by the hate! Perhaps only readers who like this book can understand the tenderness in the hearts of literati!
There are so few people
Therefore, there are only a few people with good quality books.
Okay, okay
Just take a look~~
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Official(27)Scraped 19d ago
Congratulations to Mr. for his excellent work being recommended as a book in the 2018 Reading Festival
Mr. Wang's writing is sincere, profound yet easy to understand, expressing the joy of life and the beauty of the world!
When Shen Fu was thirteen years old, he met Yun Niang by chance. In modern times, being in thirteen-year-old age was considered a proper puppy love. But in that era, at that age, Shen Fu had made up his mind that Chen Yun was not the one he wanted. He was also worried that Yun Niang was too good and he was not worthy of her. This was probably because he was in love, so he was sentimental and worried about gains and losses. Fortunately, they ended up together and they were an enviable couple.
say something
This book is among the books recommended by the Chinese teacher at my children's school. I watched it first. I can only look at the daily life of an ancient person. In fact, I couldn't bear to read this translation's straightforward narration. I kept thinking that if it were me, I would definitely die much faster than Yun. It was really sad for women to live in that era. The protagonist has been a prostitute for several months, and he talks about it calmly, as naturally as drinking water. Nowadays, children watch time-travel dramas and play time-travel palace games, which are quite exciting. Oh my God, in the real ancient times, except for a few, women were very miserable, okay? What I want to say in summary is that it's great to be born in this era! ! !
longing for love
Simplicity and plainness are the truth. When you meet the right person, you must hold on tightly. They will become a pair with wings and branches, and they will become a pair for life.
Floating life is like a dream, the geometry of joy
I lamented the displacement in the book, and also lamented that it finally echoed the horrifying scene of the Hungry Ghost Festival.
I thought it was Six Chapters of a Floating Life
But this is not bad either
Life is like a dream, so much joy!
I am moved to tears by the flowers, and the birds are frightened by the hate! Perhaps only readers who like this book can understand the tenderness in the hearts of literati!
There are so few people
Therefore, there are only a few people with good quality books.
Okay, okay
Just take a look~~
