Ye Sifen Talks About Jin Ping Mei (volume 1)
by Ye Sifen
About This Novel
The exposure of the world and the depiction of human nature in "Jin Ping Mei" are more impactful and lasting than its erotic descriptions. In the eyes of the interpreter Ye Sifen, this is not a "pornographic book" or a "banned book" as people usually think of it, but a book that describes daily life from the perspective of ordinary people. It writes about the daily necessities of the Chaimi couple, their love, hate, sorrow, greed, anger, stupidity, life and death. Here, you can see the daily life of a wealthy family along the canal in the middle and late Ming Dynasty; see how Pan Jinlian struggled to seek a better future; see Ximen Qing's advances and retreats in officialdom, shopping malls, and even entertainment venues; see every detail of the lives of officials, businessmen, prostitutes, and nuns of that era, as well as the ridiculousness, horror, and pity of people in such daily life; see the world and the human heart that have not changed for thousands of years.
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