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Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu
by Shen Fu | PB | Acceptable
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0140444297
- Book Title
- Six Records of a Floating Life
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 1983
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Personal Memoirs, Modern / 19th Century, Asia / China
- Item Weight
- 4.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140444297
ISBN-13
9780140444292
eBay Product ID (ePID)
41492
Product Key Features
Book Title
Six Records of a Floating Life
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1983
Topic
Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Personal Memoirs, Modern / 19th Century, Asia / China
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
4.9 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Notes by
Pratt, Leonard
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
951/.033/092
Synopsis
Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yun, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes other incidents of his life, including how his beloved wife obtained a courtesan for him and reflects on his travels through China. Shen Fu's exquisite memoir shows six parallel "layers" of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Y n, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes other incidents of his life, including how his beloved wife obtained a courtesan for him and reflects on his travels through China. Shen Fu's exquisite memoir shows six parallel 'layers' of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty.
LC Classification Number
DS755
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