Du Fu, the Poet Sage

The Poet Du Fu is a 600,000-word long historical novel. The entire work weakens traces of textual research, transforms poetry into scenes, and injects a reasonable deduction of Du Fu's personal emotions within the framework of historical facts, allowing the "poet saint" to return to a "human being" with flesh and blood. The first chapter, Chang'an Fengyun, covers the period from the Kaiyuan period to the Anshi Rebellion in 755, focusing on Du Fu's ten years of difficulties in seeking an official position in Chang'an. It shows his journey from a wandering boy to witnessing the extravagance of the powerful and the suffering of the people, and creating masterpieces such as The Troops and Chariots, which reflect the conflict between ideals and reality. The second part, Displacement in Troubled Times, covers the period from 755 to 765, depicting the ten years when Du Fu was captured, became an official, was demoted, and drifted to Chengdu. The "Three Officials" and "Three Farewells" are used to show the struggle in troubled times and reflect the entanglement between individuals and the times. The third part, Returning to the Southwest, records the five years before Du Fu died of illness from 765 to 770. It is written about the pinnacle of his achievements in reaching a high level during his poverty, illness and wandering. It is connected with the obsession of returning home, and finally he looks back on his life on a lonely boat in the Xiangjiang River, completing the epic closed loop. The work blends historical facts and emotions, allowing the poet to return to the real person. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.